Low socio-economic status associated with unhealthy weight in six-year-old Swedish children despite higher levels of physical activity

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1204-1210

  Beckvid Henriksson, Gabriella ^a   Franzén, Sofie ^a   Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer ^a,b   Nyberg, Gisela ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Overweight; Sedentary lifestyle; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SOCCER; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDISH CITIZEN; SWIMMING; EXERCISE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 85015053819     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13412     Document Type: Article

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