Extra-curricular participation in sports and socio-demographic factors in spanish adolescents: The AVENA study

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1383-1389

  Gracia Marco, Luis ^a   Tomas, Concepción ^a   Vicente Rodríguez, Germán ^b   Jiménez Pavón, David ^c   Rey López, Juan P ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^b   Lanza Saiz, Ricardo ^d   Moreno, Luis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body fat; Exercise; Parents' education; Parents' occupations; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; SPORTS;

EID: 78149251037     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.510846     Document Type: Article

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