Physical activity, sedentariness, and body fatness in a sample of 6-year-old Pacific children

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2 -2, 2011, Pages

  Oliver, Melody ^a   Schluter, Philip J ^a,b   Rush, Elaine ^a   Schofield, Grant M ^a   Paterson, Janis ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Child; Obesity; Physical activity; Sedentary; Sitting; Television

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION VIEWING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADIPOSITY; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79959938138     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.512389     Document Type: Article

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