The descriptive epidemiology of accelerometer-measured physical activity in older adults

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Berkemeyer, K ^a   Wijndaele, K ^a   White, T ^a   Cooper, A J M ^a   Luben, R ^b   Westgate, K ^a   Griffin, S J ^a   Khaw, K T ^a   Wareham, N J ^a   Brage, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Activity intensity distribution; Guidelines; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED KINGDOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED STATES;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953308959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0316-z     Document Type: Article

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