Associations between multiple accelerometry-assessed physical activity parameters and selected health outcomes in elderly people--results from the KORA-age study.

INTRODUCTION: Accelerometry is an important method for extending our knowledge about intensity, duration, frequency and patterns of physical activity needed to promote health. This study has used accelerometry to detect associations between intensity levels and related activity patterns with multimo...

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Main Authors: Sandra Ortlieb, Lukas Gorzelniak, Dennis Nowak, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, Barbara Thorand, Annette Peters, Klaus A Kuhn, Stefan Karrasch, Alexander Horsch, Holger Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4220984?pdf=render