Leisure activity patterns and their associations with overweight: A prospective study among adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1089-1103

  Lajunen, Hanna Reetta ^a   Keski Rahkonen, Anna ^a,b   Pulkkinen, Lea ^c   Rose, Richard J ^a,d   Rissanen, Aila ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Cohort studies; Hobbies; Leisure activities; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ART; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; GAME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TELEVISION; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949218972     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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