Food consumption, physical activity and socio-economic status related to BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in adolescents

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1834-1849

  Abreu, Sandra ^a   Santos, Rute ^a,b   Moreira, Carla ^a   Santos, Paula Clara ^a,c   Mota, Jorge ^a   Moreira, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Diet; Obesity; Physical activity; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84903694167     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013001948     Document Type: Article

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