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Low levels of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness predict development of the metabolic syndrome.

Laaksonen DE, Lakka HM, Salonen JT, Niskanen LK, Rauramaa R, Lakka TA.

Diabetes Care. 2002 Sep;25(9):1612-8.PMID: 12196436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiorespiratory fitness and vigorous leisure-time physical activity modify the association of small size at birth with the metabolic syndrome.

Laaksonen DE, Lakka HM, Lynch J, Lakka TA, Niskanen L, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT, Kauhanen J.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Jul;26(7):2156-64.PMID: 12832329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sedentary lifestyle, poor cardiorespiratory fitness, and the metabolic syndrome.

Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE, Lakka HM, Männikkö N, Niskanen LK, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Aug;35(8):1279-86.PMID: 12900679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leisure time physical activity in middle age predicts the metabolic syndrome in old age: results of a 28-year follow-up of men in the Oslo study.

Holme I, Tonstad S, Sogaard AJ, Larsen PG, Haheim LL.

BMC Public Health. 2007 Jul 12;7:154.PMID: 17625024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiorespiratory fitness as a feature of metabolic syndrome in older men and women: the Dose-Responses to Exercise Training study (DR's EXTRA).

Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Savonen K, Litmanen H, Kiviaho L, Laaksonen DE, Komulainen P, Rauramaa R.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Jun;31(6):1242-7. Epub 2008 Mar 10.PMID: 18332159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physical activity energy expenditure predicts progression toward the metabolic syndrome independently of aerobic fitness in middle-aged healthy Caucasians: the Medical Research Council Ely Study.

Ekelund U, Brage S, Franks PW, Hennings S, Emms S, Wareham NJ.

Diabetes Care. 2005 May;28(5):1195-200.PMID: 15855588 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The longitudinal effects of physical activity history on metabolic syndrome.

Yang X, Telama R, Hirvensalo M, Mattsson N, Viikari JS, Raitakari OT.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Aug;40(8):1424-31.PMID: 18614950 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leisure time physical activity and metabolic syndrome in Asian Indian immigrants residing in northern California.

Misra KB, Endemann SW, Ayer M.

Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4):627-34.PMID: 16259486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiorespiratory fitness in young adulthood and the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Carnethon MR, Gidding SS, Nehgme R, Sidney S, Jacobs DR Jr, Liu K.

JAMA. 2003 Dec 17;290(23):3092-100.PMID: 14679272 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of cardiorespiratory fitness versus leisure time physical activity as predictors of coronary events in men aged < or = 65 years and > 65 years.

Talbot LA, Morrell CH, Metter EJ, Fleg JL.

Am J Cardiol. 2002 May 15;89(10):1187-92.PMID: 12008173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leisure-time physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and feelings of hopelessness in men.

Valtonen M, Laaksonen DE, Laukkanen J, Tolmunen T, Rauramaa R, Viinamäki H, Kauhanen J, Lakka T, Niskanen L.

BMC Public Health. 2009 Jun 25;9:204.PMID: 19555509 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The associations between physical activity, inflammation, and coagulation markers, in people with metabolic syndrome: the ATTICA study.

Pitsavos C, Panagiotakos DB, Chrysohoou C, Kavouras S, Stefanadis C.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2005 Apr;12(2):151-8.PMID: 15785301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men.

Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Niskanen L, Laaksonen D, Sivenius J, Nyyssönen K, Salonen JT.

Stroke. 2006 Mar;37(3):806-11. Epub 2006 Feb 9.PMID: 16469958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a prospective study of men and women.

LaMonte MJ, Barlow CE, Jurca R, Kampert JB, Church TS, Blair SN.

Circulation. 2005 Jul 26;112(4):505-12. Epub 2005 Jul 11.PMID: 16009797 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of leisure time physical activity associated with risk of decline in perceived health--a 10-year follow-up of middle-aged and elderly men and women.

Malmberg J, Miilunpalo S, Pasanen M, Vuori I, Oja P.

Prev Med. 2005 Jul;41(1):141-50. Epub 2004 Dec 2.PMID: 15917005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiorespiratory fitness and the risk for stroke in men.

Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa R, Lakka TA, Sivenius J, Salonen JT.

Arch Intern Med. 2003 Jul 28;163(14):1682-8.PMID: 12885683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The metabolic syndrome and total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men.

Lakka HM, Laaksonen DE, Lakka TA, Niskanen LK, Kumpusalo E, Tuomilehto J, Salonen JT.

JAMA. 2002 Dec 4;288(21):2709-16.PMID: 12460094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

C-reactive protein and the development of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in middle-aged men.

Laaksonen DE, Niskanen L, Nyyssönen K, Punnonen K, Tuomainen TP, Valkonen VP, Salonen R, Salonen JT.

Diabetologia. 2004 Aug;47(8):1403-10. Epub 2004 Jul 28.PMID: 15309290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin predict the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in middle-aged men.

Laaksonen DE, Niskanen L, Punnonen K, Nyyssönen K, Tuomainen TP, Valkonen VP, Salonen R, Salonen JT.

Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27(5):1036-41.PMID: 15111517 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Moderately intense physical activities and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men.

Lynch J, Helmrich SP, Lakka TA, Kaplan GA, Cohen RD, Salonen R, Salonen JT.

Arch Intern Med. 1996 Jun 24;156(12):1307-14.PMID: 8651839 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles