Objectively measured habitual physical activity and sedentary behaviour in obese and non-obese Malaysian children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-163

  Wafa, Sharifah Wajihah ^a   Hamzaid, Hana ^b   Talib, Ruzita Abd ^b   Reilly, John J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Obesity; Objective measurement; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

ACCELEROMETRY; OBESITY; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84897081297     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt093     Document Type: Article

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