Potential factors related to waist circumference in urban south Indian children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-128

  Kuriyan, Rebecca ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Sumithra, S ^a   Lokesh, Deepa P ^a   Sheth, Nishita R ^a   Joy, Renju ^a   Bhat, Swarnarekha ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Behavior; Determinants; Obesity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP PATTERN; TELEVISION VIEWING; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84863108140     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0027-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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