Search Results - "MACERA, C. A"

How many days of pedometer monitoring predict weekly physical activity in adults? by Tudor-Locke, C., Burkett, L., Reis, J.P., Ainsworth, B.E., Macera, C.A., Wilson, D.K.

“…Background. The study purpose was to establish the number (and type) of days needed to estimate mean pedometer-determined steps/day in a field setting…”
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Effects of physical activity on exercise tests and respiratory function by Cheng, Y J, Macera, C A, Addy, C L, Sy, F S, Wieland, D, Blair, S N

“…Background: Exercise is an important component of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic lung disease. Objective: To explore the role of physical…”
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Levels of physical activity and inactivity in children and adults in the United States: current evidence and research issues by PRATT, M, MACERA, C. A, BLANTON, C

“…The purpose was to describe current levels of physical activity and inactivity among adults and young people in the United States. Estimates of participation…”
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Comparison of three methods for measuring the time spent in physical activity by Ainsworth, B E, Bassett, Jr, D R, Strath, S J, Swartz, A M, O'Brien, W L, Thompson, R W, Jones, D A, Macera, C A, Kimsey, C D

“…Three methods for measuring time spent in daily physical activity (PA) were compared during a 21-d period among 83 adults (38 men and 45 women). Each day,…”
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The exponential-Poisson model for recurrent event data: An application to a set of data on malaria in Brazil by Macera, Márcia A. C., Louzada, Francisco, Cancho, Vicente G., Fontes, Cor J. F.

“…In this paper, we introduce a new model for recurrent event data characterized by a baseline rate function fully parametric, which is based on the…”
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Muscular strength and physical function by BRILL, P. A, MACERA, C. A, DAVIS, D. R, BLAIR, S. N, GORDON, N

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential association of muscular strength and endurance at baseline with the prevalence of functional…”
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Physical activity and self-reported, physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis: is physical activity a risk factor? by Cheng, Yiling, Macera, Caroline A., Davis, Dorothy R., Ainsworth, Barbara E., Troped, Philip J., Blair, Steven N.

“…This prospective study evaluated regular physical activity and self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip joints among 16,961…”
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A new long-term survival model with dispersion induced by discrete frailty by Cancho, Vicente G., Macera, Márcia A. C., Suzuki, Adriano K., Louzada, Francisco, Zavaleta, Katherine E. C.

“…Frailty models are generally used to model heterogeneity between the individuals. The distribution of the frailty variable is often assumed to be continuous…”
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The risk of surgical site infection and re-admission in obese patients undergoing total joint replacement who lose weight before surgery and keep it off post-operatively by Inacio, M C S, Kritz-Silverstein, D, Raman, R, Macera, C A, Nichols, J F, Shaffer, R A, Fithian, D C

“…This study evaluated whether obese patients who lost weight before their total joint replacement and kept it off post-operatively were at lower risk of…”
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The association between joint stress from physical activity and self-reported osteoarthritis: an analysis of the Cooper Clinic data by Rogers, L.Q, Macera, C.A, Hootman, J.M, Ainsworth, BE, Blair, S.N

“…Objective The purpose was to evaluate the association between estimated joint stress from physical activity (PA) and hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design A…”
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Population attributable risk : implications of physical activity dose by MACERA, Caroline A, POWELL, Kenneth E

“…The purpose of this study is to describe the application of population attributable risk estimates in relation to the dose-related benefits or risks of…”
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Functional health status as a predictor of mortality in men and women over 65 by Scott, William K., Macera, Caroline A., Cornman, Carol B., Sharpe, Patricia A.

“…This study evaluated the effect of functional health status on mortality in a sample of community-dwelling older people. White and African-American…”
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Physical fitness, physical activity, and functional limitation in adults aged 40 and older by YOUJIE HUANG, MACERA, C. A, BLAIR, S. N, BRILL, P. A, KOHL, H. W, KRONENFELD, J. J

“…A cohort of middle-aged and older men and women were followed for an average of 5.5 yr to examine the association between physical fitness, physical activity,…”
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A gap time model based on a multiplicative marginal rate function that accounts for zero-recurrence units by Louzada, Francisco, Macera, Márcia AC, Cancho, Vicente G

“…In this article, we propose an alternative gap time model based on a multiplicative marginal rate function, which is formulated considering each gap time…”
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Total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol as important predictors of erectile dysfunction by Wei, M, Macera, C A, Davis, D R, Hornung, C A, Nankin, H R, Blair, S N

“…Although erectile dysfunction is frequently seen in patients with manifestations of arteriosclerotic disease, the independent contribution of serum cholesterol…”
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Exaggerated Blood Pressure Response to Dynamic Exercise and Risk of Future Hypertension by Matthews, Charles E, Pate, Russell R, Jackson, Kirby L, Ward, Dianne S, Macera, Caroline A, Kohl, Harold W, Blair, Steven N

“…This study examined the association between an exaggerated blood pressure response to treadmill exercise and the risk of developing hypertension. Subjects were…”
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Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness levels and other predictors on cardiovascular disease mortality in men by FARRELL, STEPHEN W, KAMPERT, JAMES B, KOHL, HAROLD W, BARLOW, CAROLYN E, MACERA, CAROLINE A, PAFFENBARGER, RALPH S, GIBBONS, LARRY W, BLAIR, STEVEN N

“…Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness levels and other predictors on cardiovascular disease mortality in men. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 30, No. 6, pp…”
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Limitations on the Use of a Single Screening Question to Measure Sedentary Behavior by Macera, Caroline A, Ham, Sandra A, Jones, Deborah A, Kimsey, C. Dexter, Ainsworth, Barbara E, Neff, Linda J

“…Explored the limitations of identifying sedentary people via an existing screening question on a questionnaire. Data from responses on the Behavioral Risk…”
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The Poisson-exponential model for recurrent event data: an application to bowel motility data by Louzada, Francisco, Macera, Márcia A.C., Cancho, Vicente G.

“…This paper presents a new parametric model for recurrent events, in which the time of each recurrence is associated to one or multiple latent causes and no…”
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Physical Activity and Public Health: A Recommendation From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine by Pate, Russell R, Pratt, Michael, Blair, Steven N, Haskell, William L, Macera, Caroline A, Bouchard, Claude, Buchner, David, Ettinger, Walter, Heath, Gregory W, King, Abby C, Kriska, Andrea, Leon, Arthur S, Marcus, Bess H, Morris, Jeremy, Paffenbarger, Ralph S, Patrick, Kevin, Pollock, Michael L, Rippe, James M, Sallis, James, Wilmore, Jack H

“…Objective.—To encourage increased participation in physical activity among Americans of all ages by issuing a public health recommendation on the types and…”
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