Open AccessPredictors of Change in BMI From the Age of 4 to 8
Author(s) -
Silje Steinsbekk,
Lars Wichstrøm
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv052
Subject(s) - appetite , body mass index , weight gain , norwegian , obesity , medicine , physical activity , psychology , body weight , demography , physical therapy , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
To examine appetite traits, level of physical activity, and television (TV) time as predictors of change in Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score (BMI SDS) from age 6 to 8 and to explore the effect of BMI SDS (from age 4) on appetite traits.
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