Fatness predicts decreased physical activity and increased sedentary time, but not vice versa: Support from a longitudinal study in 8- to 11-year-old children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 959-965

  Hjorth, M F ^a   Chaput, J P ^b   Ritz, C ^a   Dalskov, S M ^a   Andersen, R ^c   Astrup, A ^a   Tetens, I ^c   Michaelsen, K F ^a   Sjodin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adiposity; children; physical activity; sedentary behavior; sleep

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDREN SLEEP TIME QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FAT MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS; BODY MASS; DENMARK; DIET; EXERCISE; FITNESS; LEISURE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP; TELEVISION;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; TELEVISION;

EID: 84904048752     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.229     Document Type: Article

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