Sleep and birthweight predict visceral adiposity in overweight/obese children

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages e41-e44

  Sokolovic, N ^a   Kuriyan, R ^b   Kurpad, A V ^b   Thomas, T ^b  

^a HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Sleep; Visceral adiposity; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84885233003     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.I2047T-6310.201Y2.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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