The influence of ethnicity and gender on the association between measured obesity and cardiorespiratory fitness with self-rated overweight, physical activity and health

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-43

  Kuk, Jennifer L ^a   Ardern, Chris I ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiorespiratory fitness; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ethnicity; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHANES; obesity; physical activity; race; self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL TEST;

CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; ETHNICITY; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; NHANES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; SELF-RATED HEALTH;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84891837746     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913913480751     Document Type: Review

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