Associations between objectively assessed physical activity and indicators of body fatness in 9- to 10-y-old European children: A population-based study from 4 distinct regions in Europe (the European Youth Heart Study)

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 584-590

  Ekelund, Ulf ^a,b,j   Sardinha, Luis B ^c   Anderssen, Sigmund A ^d   Harro, Marike ^e   Franks, Paul W ^f   Brage, Sören ^a,i   Cooper, Ashley R ^g   Andersen, Lars Bo ^d   Riddoch, Chris ^h   Froberg, Karsten ⁱ  

^a MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^h MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Accelerometry; Adiposity; Children; Energy expenditure; European Youth Heart Study; Physical activity; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MONITORING; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NORWAY; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4544342372     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.3.584     Document Type: Article

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