American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 240-246 , 15 July 2009

Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Low-Grade Inflammation in Middle-Aged Men and Women

  • Benoit J. Arsenault, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Amélie Cartier, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Mélanie Côté, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Isabelle Lemieux, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Angelo Tremblay, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Division of Kinesiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Claude Bouchard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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  • Louis Pérusse, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Kinesiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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  • Jean-Pierre Després, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Division of Kinesiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: G1V 4G5 Tel: 418-656-4863; fax: 418-656-4610

Received 18 December 2008 ,Revised 3 March 2009 ,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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PII: S0002-9149(09)00737-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.03.027

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 240-246 , 15 July 2009

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