Physical activity level and its sociodemographic correlates in a peri-urban Nepalese population: A cross-sectional study from the Jhaukhel-Duwakot health demographic surveillance site

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vaidya, Abhinav ^a,c   Krettek, Alexandra ^b,c  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Occupation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOUSEWIFE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; SMOKING; URBAN AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WALKING; WORK;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEPAL; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84899570739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-39     Document Type: Article

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