Multi-level influences on childhood obesity in Sweden: Societal factors, parental determinants and childs lifestyle

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 969-976

  Moraeus, L ^a   Lissner, L ^a   Yngve, A ^b,c   Poortvliet, E ^b,c   Al Ansari, U ^b,c   Sjoberg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

child; lifestyle; overweight; parent's weight status; population density

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84863721111     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.79     Document Type: Article

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