Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and carotid intima thickness: Sedentary occupation as risk factor for atherosclerosis and obesity

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 3157-3168

  Leischik, R ^a   Foshag, P ^a   Strauss, M ^a   Garg, P ^b   Dworrak, B ^a   Littwitz, H ^a   Lazic, J S ^c   Horlitz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Carotid atherosclerosis; Firefighters; Occupational health.; Sedentary clerks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY FAT; BODY SURFACE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CIVIL SERVANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERGOMETRY; FIRE FIGHTER; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GERMAN (CITIZEN); HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY CLERK; SITTING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIROMETRY; SPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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