The association between leisure time physical activity and coronary heart disease among men with different physical work demands: A prospective cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-247

  Clays, Els ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Janssens, Heidi ^a   De Clercq, Bart ^a   Casini, Annalisa ^b   Braeckman, Lutgart ^a   Kittel, France ^b   De Backer, Guy ^a   Holtermann, Andreas ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Leisure; Occupational; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB CONTENT QUESTIONNAIRE; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK CAPACITY;

BELGIUM; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84877875713     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-013-9764-4     Document Type: Article

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