Levels of physical activity among a nationally representative sample of people in early old age: Results of objective and self-reported assessments

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Golubic, Rajna ^a   Martin, Kathryn R ^b,c,d   Ekelund, Ulf ^a,e   Hardy, Rebecca ^b   Kuh, Diana ^b   Wareham, Nicholas ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^b   Brage, Soren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Combined sensing; Old age; Physical activity; Physical activity questionnaire; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK;

BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84901594211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-58     Document Type: Article

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