Differences in amounts and types of physical activity by obesity status in US adults

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-65

  Spees, Colleen K ^a   Scott, Jonathan M ^a   Taylor, Christopher A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; NHANES; Obesity; Physical activity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84555190751     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.1.6     Document Type: Article

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