Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies
Physical activity clearly is associated with decreased risk of many chronic diseases, as well as with longer life. Utilizing modern epidemiologic methods, studies of physical activity and health have been conducted since the 1940s. However physical inactivity did not gain widespread acknowledgement as a major risk factor for poor health until 1992, when the American Heart Association recognized it as a risk factor for heart disease, on par with risk factors such as smoking.
This text includes chapters describing the associations between physical activity and major diseases. With a major emphasis on the methods underpinning studies that can be conducted to elucidate these associations, this book is an important guide for those performing the informative epidemiologic studies needed to reduce the increasing number of people diagnosed with chronic disease due to inactivity.
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Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies
Physical activity clearly is associated with decreased risk of many chronic diseases, as well as with longer life. Utilizing modern epidemiologic methods, studies of physical activity and health have been conducted since the 1940s. However physical inactivity did not gain widespread acknowledgement as a major risk factor for poor health until 1992, when the American Heart Association recognized it as a risk factor for heart disease, on par with risk factors such as smoking.
This text includes chapters describing the associations between physical activity and major diseases. With a major emphasis on the methods underpinning studies that can be conducted to elucidate these associations, this book is an important guide for those performing the informative epidemiologic studies needed to reduce the increasing number of people diagnosed with chronic disease due to inactivity.
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Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

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Physical activity clearly is associated with decreased risk of many chronic diseases, as well as with longer life. Utilizing modern epidemiologic methods, studies of physical activity and health have been conducted since the 1940s. However physical inactivity did not gain widespread acknowledgement as a major risk factor for poor health until 1992, when the American Heart Association recognized it as a risk factor for heart disease, on par with risk factors such as smoking.
This text includes chapters describing the associations between physical activity and major diseases. With a major emphasis on the methods underpinning studies that can be conducted to elucidate these associations, this book is an important guide for those performing the informative epidemiologic studies needed to reduce the increasing number of people diagnosed with chronic disease due to inactivity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195183009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/29/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

iContents/iiContributors/i1. Physical activity vs heart-attack: a modern epidemic- personal observations, Jerry MorrisbEpidemiologic Methods,/b I-Min Lee, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.2. Measurement of physical activity and inactivity in observational epidemiologic studies, Kelley K. Pettee, Kristi L. Storti, Barbara E. Ainsworth, and Andrea M. Kriska3. Establishing validity and reliability of physical activity assessment instruments, David R. Bassett, Jr. and Eugene Fitzhugh4. Current issues in examining dose-response relationships between physical activity and health outcomes, I-Min Lee5. Individual responses to physical activity: the role of genetics, Tuomo Rankinen and Claude Bouchard6 Design of present-day epidemiologic studies of physical activity and health, I-Min Lee and Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.7 Physical Activity Surveillance, Harold W. Kohl III and C. Dexter Kimsey, Jr.bEpidemiologic Data,/b Section Editor: JoAnn Manson8. Physical activity, fitness, and delayed mortality, Michael J. LaMonte and Steven N. Blair9. Physical activity and fitness and the prevention of cardiovascular disease, Shari S. Bassuk and JoAnn E. Manson10. Physical activity and cancer: the evidence, the issues, and the challenges, Barbara Sternfeld and I-Min Lee11. Physical activity, fitness and prevention of type 2 diabetes, Gang Hu, Timo A. Lakka, and Jaakko Tuomilehto12. Physical activity and weight control, John M. Jakicic, Amy D. Otto, Kristen Polzien, and Kelliann Davis13. Risk of acute cardiac events with physical activity, I-Min Lee and Jacob Sattelmair14. Physical activity, fitness and musculoskeletal injury, Jennifer M. Hootman and Kenneth E. PowellbPromoting Physical Activity,/b Section Editor: Steven N. Blair15. Evolution of physical activity recommendations, William L. Haskell16. How can we increase physical activity levels?, Adrian Bauman and Philayrath Phongsavan
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