Low physical activity is a predictor of thinness and low self-rated health: Gender differences in a Swedish cohort

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 481-486

  Elinder, Liselotte Schfer ^a   Sundblom, Elinor ^a   Rosendahl, K Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Physical activity; Prospective study; Self rated health; Thinness; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; THINNESS;

EID: 79955028961     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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