Physical activity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in older adults: results of the SAPALDIA 3 Cohort Study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 275-285

  Endes, Simon ^a   Schaffner, Emmanuel ^a,b   Caviezel, Seraina ^a,b   Dratva, Julia ^a,b   Autenrieth, Christine Sonja ^a,b   Wanner, Miriam ^c   Martin, Brian ^c   Stolz, Daiana ^d   Pons, Marco ^e   Turk, Alexander ^f   Bettschart, Robert ^g   Schindler, Christian ^a,b   Künzli, Nino ^a,b   Probst Hensch, Nicole ^a,b   Schmidt Trucksäss, Arno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^f Zurcher Hohenklinik Clavadel   (Switzerland)

^g KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular disease prevention; Epidemiology; Physical exercise; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; CARDIO ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PULSE WAVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84938153395     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0076-8     Document Type: Article

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