Correlates of changes in BMI of children from the Azores islands

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1487-1493

  Martins, D ^a   Maia, J ^a   Seabra, A ^a   Garganta, R ^a   Lopes, V ^b   Katzmarzyk, P ^c   Beunen, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Bragança Institute of Higher Education   (Portugal)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aerobic fitness; BMI trajectories; KTK; longitudinal; physical activity; tracking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

AZORES; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957914356     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.56     Document Type: Article

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