Association between Sedentary Work and BMI in a U.S. National Longitudinal Survey

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e117-e123

  Lin, Tin Chi ^a,b   Courtney, Theodore K ^a,b   Lombardi, David A ^a,b   Verma, Santosh K ^a,c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SITTING; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKPLACE; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84949731010     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.024     Document Type: Article

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