Do extra compulsory physical education lessons mean more physically active children - findings from the childhood health, activity, and motor performance school study Denmark (The CHAMPS-study DK)

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Møller, Niels C ^a   Tarp, Jakob ^a   Kamelarczyk, Eva F ^a   Brønd, Jan C ^a   Klakk, Heidi ^a   Wedderkopp, Niels ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; CHAMPS study DK; Children; Objective monitoring; Organized sports; Physical activity; Physical education; School based

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BODY MASS; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SUMMER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SCHOOL; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCELEROMETRY; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84908103434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0121-0     Document Type: Article

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