Physical activity across adulthood in relation to fat and lean body mass in early old age: Findings from the medical research council national survey of health and development, 1946-2010

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1197-1207

  Bann, David ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a   Wills, Andrew K ^b   Adams, Judith ^c   Brage, Soren ^d   Cooper, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body fat distribution; motor activity; obesity; sarcopenia; sedentary lifestyle; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

FAT;

BODY MASS; FAT; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SARCOPENIA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84900304005     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu033     Document Type: Article

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