Job strain associated CRP is mediated by leisure time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Psychological stress at work is considered a cardiac risk factor, yet whether it acts directly through neuroimmune processes, or indirectly by increasing behavioral risk factors, is uncert
Decline in gait performance detected by an electronic walkway system in 907 older adults of the population-based KORA-age study (Publications)
Background: Gait changes at older ages are a strong predictor of a decline in lower extremity functions. However, large population-based studies assessing gait parameters in various gait tasks are lac
Association between physical activity and risk of stroke subtypes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The relationship between stroke subtypes and physical activity is unclear. METHODS: Using data from 13,069 men and women aged 45-64 years who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Co
Myeloperoxidase, but not oxidized LDL, is associated with leisure-time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Studies 1984-1995 (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress-induced cell damage contributes to several chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, but only very few population-based studies have examined the influence of regu
