Screen time is more strongly associated than physical activity with overweight and obesity in 9- to 16-year-old Australians

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1170-1174

  Maher, Carol ^a   Olds, Tim S ^a   Eisenmann, Joey C ^b   Dollman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Physical activity; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; BOY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREEN TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84867101946     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02804.x     Document Type: Article

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