Are youth BMI and physical activity associated with better or worse than expected health-related quality of life in adulthood? The physical activity longitudinal study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-349

  Herman, Katya M ^a   Hopman, Wilma M ^b   Craig, Cora L ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; BMI change; Body mass index; Body weight; Exercise; Longitudinal studies; Mental health; Quality of life; Reversal paradox; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 77952551708     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9586-8     Document Type: Article

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