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Walking in Old Age and Development of Metabolic Syndrome: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Peterson,
Miriam C. Morey,
Carol Giuliani,
Carl F. Pieper,
Kelly R. Evenson,
Vicki S. Mercer,
Marjolein Visser,
Jennifer S. Brach,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Bret H. Goodpaster,
Susan Rubin,
Suzanne Satterfield,
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
metabolic syndrome and related disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1557-8518
pISSN - 1540-4196
DOI - 10.1089/met.2009.0090
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , waist , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , body mass index , obesity , physical therapy , gerontology , physics , optics
The specific health benefits of meeting physical activity guidelines are unclear in older adults. We examined the association between meeting, not meeting, or change in status of meeting physical activity guidelines through walking and the 5-year incidence of metabolic syndrome in older adults.

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