A longitudinal analysis of gross motor coordination in overweight and obese children versus normal-weight peers

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-67

  D'Hondt, E ^a,b   Deforche, B ^a,b   Gentier, I ^a,c   De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^a   Vaeyens, R ^a   Philippaerts, R ^a   Lenoir, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

body mass index; children; gross motor skills; longitudinal study; overweight

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 84872100227     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.55     Document Type: Article

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