The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-43

  Murtagh, Elaine M ^a   Nichols, Linda ^b   Mohammed, Mohammed A ^c   Holder, Roger ^b   Nevill, Alan M ^d   Murphy, Marie H ^e  

^a Mary Immaculate College   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Exercise; Health; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

EID: 84921415624     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.041     Document Type: Review

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