Association between daily TV time and physical fitness in 6- to 14-year-old Austrian youth
Author(s) -
Klaus Greier,
Clemens Drenowatz,
Gerhard Ruedl,
Herbert Riechelmann
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
translational pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2224-4344
pISSN - 2224-4336
DOI - 10.21037/tp.2019.03.03
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , physical fitness , screen time , medicine , overweight , physical therapy , percentile , physical strength , multi stage fitness test , gerontology , club , physical activity , obesity , demography , statistics , mathematics , sociology , anatomy
Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors have been associated with various health outcomes in youth, including overweight/obesity and physical fitness. Limited information, however, is available on the independent association between TV time and physical fitness in children and adolescents.
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