Physical activity decreased by a quarter in the 11- to 12-year-old Swedish boys between 2000 and 2013 but was stable in girls: A smartphone effect?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 808-814

  Raustorp, Anders ^a,b   Pagels, Peter ^a   Fröberg, Andreas ^b   Boldemann, Cecilia ^c,d  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PEDOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SWEDISH CITIZEN; WEIGHT CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEX RATIO; SMARTPHONE; TIME;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMARTPHONE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84937023261     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13027     Document Type: Article

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