Associations of leisure-time internet and computer use with overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviors: Cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Vandelanotte, Corneel ^a   Sugiyama, Takemi ^b   Gardiner, Paul ^b   Owen, Neville ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; Computer; Human activities; Internet; Leisure activities; Leisure time; Obese; Overweight; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 68149158699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1084     Document Type: Article

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