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Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity in socio-demographic, lifestyle and psychological characteristics of men and women in Greece

The Attica Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15364675
AuthorsChristos Pitsavos (0000-0002-4175-2124, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Demosthenes B Panagiotakos (0000-0001-8583-153X, Harokopio University of Athens, corresponding author), Yannis Lentzas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Christodoulos Stefanadis (0000-0002-5388-2735, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Year2005
Volume5
Issue1
Pages37-37
Publication date2005-04-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-5-37
PMID15836794
PMCIDPMC1087851
OpenAlexW2166905531
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited36

Half of the studied population reported physically inactive, indicating that sedentary lifestyle becomes a serious epidemic in Greece. High occupation skills, non-smoking, devotion to a healthier dietary pattern and a better cardiovascular risk factors profile were some of the determinants of physically active people

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Metabolic equivalent · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Public health · Sedentary lifestyle · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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Citations per year0.68
Citation span2007 - 2022 (16)
Highly citedNo

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