Former male elite athletes have better metabolic health in late life than their controls

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 284-290

  Laine, M K ^a   Eriksson, J G ^a,b,c,d,e   Kujala, U M ^f   Kaprio, J ^a,b   Loo, B M ^b   Sundvall, J ^b   Backmand H M ^a,g   Peltonen, M ^b   Jula, A ^b   Sarna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^g Health and Social Welfare Department   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Exercise; Fat free mass; Liver; Metabolic profile

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; AGED; ATHLETES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84959085228     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12442     Document Type: Article

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