Physical activity is inversely related to waist circumference in 12-y-old French adolescents

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Waist circumference (W) has been shown to be a good predictor of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical activity (PA) is related to W in adolescents as previously shown in adults. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional population-based...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2005-01, Vol.29 (1), p.9-14
Hauptverfasser:	Klein-Platat, C, Oujaa, M, Wagner, A, Haan, M C, Arveiler, D, Schlienger, J L, Simon, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adolescents Anthropometry Biological and medical sciences Body mass index Body Size - physiology Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Child Children & youth Commuting Coronary heart disease Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Exercise Exercise - physiology Female Gender Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Health risks Heart Humans Internal Medicine Leisure Activities Localization Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Multivariate Analysis Nutrition Obesity Overweight Participation Population Public Health Questionnaires Risk Factors Socioeconomic factors Students Teenagers Television
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