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Risk factors for lack of recent exercise in adults with arthritis are assessed

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 19th, 2006

Risk factors for lack of recent exercise in adults with arthritis are assessed.

According to recent research from the United States, "It is important to identify predictors of exercise/physical activity in adults with arthritis. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between selected factors and recent exercise/physical activity in adults with self-reported, professionally diagnosed arthritis."

K.R. Fontaine and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University explained, "Using population-based survey data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS), we classified respondents according to their arthritis status, race,...

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