Gender and grade differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns among Japanese children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ishii, Kaori ^a   Shibata, Ai ^b   Adachi, Minoru ^c   Nonoue, Keiko ^d   Oka, Koichiro ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Sonan Junior High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Children; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84950247865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2607-3     Document Type: Review

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