Open AccessPhysical activity and change in body mass index from adolescence to mid-adulthood in the 1958 British cohort
Author(s) -
Tessa J. Parsons,
Orly Manor,
Chris Power
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyi291
Subject(s) - body mass index , demography , medicine , obesity , cohort , physical activity , young adult , analysis of variance , cohort study , weight change , gerontology , weight loss , physical therapy , sociology
Prevention of obesity has focused on childhood as a target period. Our aim was to assess whether frequency of adolescent physical activity affected subsequent body mass index (BMI) gain through to mid-adulthood.
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