Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity time across the lifespan: A cross-sectional study in four age groups

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Spittaels, Heleen ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, Eveline ^a   Verbestel, Vera ^a   De Meester, Femke ^a   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,c   Verloigne, Maïté ^a   Haerens, Leen ^a   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b   Cardon, Greet ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Light intensity physical activity; Objective assessment; Sitting time

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; LIGHT INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MALE; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; WAKEFULNESS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871173776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-149     Document Type: Article

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