Physical activity is inversely associated with multimorbidity in elderly men: Results from the KORA-Age Augsburg Study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-19

  Autenrieth, Christine S ^a,b,c   Kirchberger, Inge ^a,d   Heier, Margit ^a,d   Zimmermann, Anja Kerstin ^a   Peters, Annette ^a   Döring, Angela ^a   Thorand, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Elderly; Physical activity; Population based study

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERMANY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84878632498     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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