Changes in physical activity behavior and the development of body mass index during the last 30 years in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-317

  Anderssen, S A ^a   Engeland, A ^b,c   Sogaard A J ^b,d   Nystad, W ^b   Graff Iversen, S ^b   Holme, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adults; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 44349178217     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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