Vigorous Physical Activity may be Important for the Insulin Sensitivity in Immigrants From the Middle East and Native Swedes.

Summary, in English

To compare physical activity measures and their associations with insulin sensitivity, β-cell function and body mass index (BMI) between Iraqi immigrants and native Swedes.

• Author: Daniel Arvidsson; Ulf Lindblad; Jan Sundquist; Kristina Sundquist; Leif Groop; Louise Bennet
• Department/s: Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Translational Muscle Research; EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 273-281
• Publication/Series: Journal of Physical Activity & Health
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24809593?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0222
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Topic: Sport and Fitness Sciences
• Status: Published
• Project: The MEDIM project
• Research group: Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Clinical Physiology, Malmö; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1543-5474