Is the association between physical activity and body mass index obesity dependent?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 663-668

  Hemmingsson, E ^a   Ekelund, U ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Correlation; Exercise; Fatness; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33947600965     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803458     Document Type: Article

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