Effects of overweight and obesity on walking characteristics in adolescents

Human Movement Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 897-906

  Dufek, Janet S ^a   Currie, Rayland L ^a   Gouws, Philana Lee ^a   Candela, Lori ^a   Gutierrez, Antonio P ^a   Mercer, John A ^a   Putney, LeAnn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Gait; Locomotion; Spatio temporal parameters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84870238189     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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