Ability of the actiwatch accelerometer to predict free-living energy expenditure in young children

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1859-1865

  Lopez Alarcon, Mardya ^a   Merrifield, Jaime ^b   Fields, David A ^d   Hilario Hailey, Tena ^b   Franklin, Frank A ^b,c   Shewchuk, Richard M ^b   Oster, Robert A ^b   Gower, Barbara A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Body composition; Percentage fat mass; Physical activity; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 16644371501     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.231     Document Type: Article

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