Objectively measured physical activity and fat mass in children: A bias-adjusted meta-analysis of prospective studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Wilks, Desiree C ^a,b   Sharp, Stephen J ^c   Ekelund, Ulf ^c   Thompson, Simon G ^d   Mander, Adrian P ^d   Turner, Rebecca M ^d   Jebb, Susan A ^a   Lindroos, Anna Karin ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAT MASS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79952013054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017205     Document Type: Article

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