Determinants of physical activity in a cohort of young adult women. Who is at risk of inactive behaviour?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-55

  Uijtdewilligen, Léonie ^a   Peeters, Geeske M E E ^b   van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^b,c   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Singh, Amika S ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Female; Longitudinal studies; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIRTH; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STRESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPLICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916606801     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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