Physical performance, body weight and BMI of young adults in Germany 2000-2004: Results of the Physical-Fitness-Test study

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 642-647

  Leyk, Dieter ^a,c   Rohde, U ^a   Gorges, W ^a   Ridder, D ^b   Wunderlich, M ^c   Dinklage, C ^c   Sievert, A ^c   Ruther T ^c   Essfeld, D ^c  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER FKIE   (Germany)

^c GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education level; Epidemiology; Gender; Obesity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERMANY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33747169822     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872907     Document Type: Article

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