Seasonal variation in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in a sample of UK adults

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  O'Connell, Sophie E ^a,b   Griffiths, Paula L ^b   Clemes, Stacy A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Monitoring; Seasonality; Sitting time

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; DIET; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SLEEP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIET; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP;

EID: 84890051883     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2013.827737     Document Type: Article

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