Confounding effect of biologic maturation on sex differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 442-453

  Machado Rodrigues, Aristides M ^a   Coelho E Silva, Manuel J ^a   Mota, Jorge ^b   Cumming, Sean P ^c   Sherar, Lauren B ^c   Neville, Helen ^c   Malina, Robert M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PORTUGAL; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY SIZE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77956634980     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.3.442     Document Type: Article

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