Sitting time and socio-economic differences in overweight and obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Proper, K I ^a,b,c   Cerin, E ^a   Brown, W J ^a   Owen, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Income; Mediation effects; Neighbourhood; Sitting time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REST; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845810674     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803357     Document Type: Article

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