Open AccessBirth Weight and Time Spent in Outdoor Physical Activity during Adolescence
Author(s) -
Bamini Gopinath,
Louise L. Hardy,
Louise A. Baur,
George Burlutsky,
Paul Mitchell
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182752b95
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , birth weight , screen time , demography , body mass index , gestational age , physical activity , pregnancy , physical therapy , confidence interval , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
We investigated the association between birth parameters (weight, length, and head circumference) and time spent in physical activity (outdoor and indoor) and screen time (TV viewing, computer, and videogame usage) among adolescents.