Physical activity, walking and leanness: An analysis of the Northern Ireland Sport and Physical Activity Survey (SAPAS)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-144

  Murphy, M H ^a   Donnelly, P ^b   Shibli, S ^c   Foster, C ^d   Nevill, A M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Sport Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Inverse body mass index; Leanness; Physical activity; Walking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; SELF REPORT; SPORTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; THINNESS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856532359     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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