Misperceptions, inactivity and maternal factors may drive obesity among Barbadian adolescents

To describe (1) the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity; (2) the effect of different cut-off points for body mass index (BMI) on weight status categorisation; and (3) associations of weight status with perceptions of body size, health and diet quality. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health nutrition Jg. 11; H. 1; S. 41 - 48
Hauptverfasser:	Gaskin, Pamela S, Broome, Hedy, Alert, Colin, Fraser, Henry
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2008
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescent Behavior - psychology Adolescent obesity adolescents African-origin population Age groups anthropometric measurements Barbados Barbados - epidemiology Blacks Body composition Body Mass Index Body size boys Child Children & youth Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Cultural heritage Cut-off points diet disease prevalence Entrance examinations epidemiology Exercise Female Girls Health Status high school students Humans Linear Models Male maternal-fetal transfer middle school students Mothers nutritional adequacy Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Overweight Overweight - epidemiology Overweight - psychology Perceptions physical activity Physical education Physical fitness prediction Prevalence psychology Schools Secondary schools Self Concept Sex Distribution Students Teenagers Womens health Barbados Body mass index Adolescent obesity African-origin population Cut-off points
ISSN:	1368-9800, 1475-2727, 1475-2727
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