Association between physical activity and longitudinal change in body mass index in middle-aged and older adults

• Main Authors: Laura Cleven (Author), Jeremy A. Syrjanen (Author), Yonas E. Geda (Author), Luke R. Christenson (Author), Ronald C. Petersen (Author), Maria Vassilaki (Author), Alexander Woll (Author), Janina Krell-Roesch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In middle-aged and particularly older adults, body mass index (BMI) is associated with various health outcomes. We examined associations between physical activity (PA) and longitudinal BMI change in persons aged ≥ 50 years. Methods The sample included 5159 community-dwelling indi...