Organized Physical Activity in Young School Children and Subsequent 4-Year Change in Body Mass Index | Zendy

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Organized Physical Activity in Young School Children and Subsequent 4-Year Change in Body Mass Index

Author(s) -

Genevieve F. Dunton,

Rob McConnell,

Michael Jerrett,

Jennifer Wolch,

Claudia Lam,

Frank D. Gilliland,

Kiros Berhane

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3628

pISSN - 1072-4710

DOI - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.20

Subject(s) - body mass index , demography , physical activity , medicine , confounding , cohort , gerontology , physical therapy , pathology , sociology

To determine whether participation in organized outdoor team sports and structured indoor nonschool activity programs in kindergarten and first grade predicted subsequent 4-year change in body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) during the adiposity rebound period of childhood.

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