PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RELATED PROJECTS

PROJECT NAME: Analysis of Survey Data for the Cooper Institute

FUNDING SOURCE: Cooper Institute/NIH

TIMELINE: 2002 - 2006

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: John Vena, PhD (USC EPID/BIOS)
Data collected by the Cooper Institute was analyzed to explore the role of physical activity/fitness in the development of breast cancer and the change in physical activity/fitness as it relates to functional decline as the large cohort under study ages.

PUBLICATIONS:
Hootman JM, Macera CA, Ainsworth BE, Martin M, Addy CL, Blair SN. Descriptive epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries among a cohort of physically active adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 34(5): 838-844, 2002.

Hootman JM, Macera CA, Ainsworth BE, Martin M, Addy CL, Blair SN. Predictors of lower extremity injury among recreationally active adults. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 12:99-106, 2002.

Rogers LQ, Macera CA, Hootman JM, Ainsworth BE, Blair SN. The association between joint stress from physical activity and self-reported osteoarthritis: an analysis of the Cooper Clinic data. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 10:617-622, 2002.

Hootman JM, Macera CA, Ainsworth BE, Martin M, Addy CL, Blair SN. The association between physical activity level, physical fitness, and risk of musculoskeletal injuries. American Journal of Epidemiology 154; 251-258, 2001.