The influence of physical activity, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity on the weight status of adolescents

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-139

  McMurray, Robert G ^a,b   Harrell, Joanne S ^b   Deng, Shibing ^b   Bradley, Chyrise B ^b   Cox, Lori M ^a   Bangdiwala, Shrikant I ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Television; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; URBAN POPULATION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 0034154635     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.14     Document Type: Article

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