Kids are not little adults: what MET threshold captures sedentary behavior in children?

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-38

  Saint Maurice, Pedro F ^a,b   Kim, Youngwon ^a,c   Welk, Gregory J ^a   Gaesser, Glenn A ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Public health; Resting energy expenditure; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIRECT CALORIMETRY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BASAL METABOLISM; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84952984949     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3238-1     Document Type: Article

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