The descriptive epidemiology of sitting: A 20-country comparison using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ)

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Bauman, Adrian ^a,e   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b   Sallis, James F ^c   Hagströmer, Maria ^d   Craig, Cora L ^a,e   Bull, Fiona C ^f   Pratt, Michael ^g   Venugopal, Kamalesh ^a   Chau, Josephine ^a   Sjöström, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960514650     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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