Trends in resting pulse rate among students attending Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968: analyses of cross sectional surveys

G Davey Smith; B Galobardes; M Jeffreys; P McCarron

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803139

Trends in resting pulse rate among students attending Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968: analyses of cross sectional surveys

Int J Obes (Lond). 2006 Feb;30(2):380-1. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803139.

Authors

G Davey Smith¹, B Galobardes, M Jeffreys, P McCarron

Affiliation

¹ Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2PR, UK. zetkin@bristol.ac.uk

PMID: 16247509
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803139

Abstract

Evidence on long-term trends in physical activity is limited. We report that resting pulse rates--a proxy indicator of physical activity and fitness--increased among young adults attending Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Motor Activity*
Pulse*
Scotland
Students*
Time Factors

Grants and funding

G106/1247/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom