Associations Between Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome: Comparison Between Self-Report and Accelerometry

Jared M. Tucker, Gregory J. Welk, Nicholas K. Beyler and Youngwon Kim

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Abstract: Individuals who do not meet the PA guidelines exhibited greater odds of having metabolic syndrome. This relationship tended to be stronger for objective PA measures than for self-report.

Keywords: NHANES; Objective; Risk Factors; Guidelines; Prevention Research; research; relationship testing; cross-sectional; biometric; morbidity; national; fitness/physical activity; behavior change; adults; all education levels; all income levels; all U.S. locations; all races/ethnicities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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