Predictors of fatness and physical fitness in nine-year-old Icelandic school children

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-225

  Magnússon, Kristján T ^a   Sveinsson, Torarinn ^a   Arngrimsson, Sigurbjörn Á ^a   Johannsson, Erlingur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children; Cross sectional; Fitness; Geographic; Iceland; Overweight; Skinfold

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; ICELAND; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 57049154092     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802169482     Document Type: Article

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