It's not just the television: survey analysis of sedentary behaviour in New Zealand young people

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It's not just the television: survey analysis of sedentary behaviour in New Zealand young people

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Abstract Background Sedentary behaviour has been linked with adverse health outcomes in young people; however, the nature and context of being sedentary is poorly understood. Accurate quantification and description of sedentary behaviour using population-level data is required. The aim of this research was to describe sedentary behaviour among New Zealand (NZ) youth and examine whether sedentary behaviour differs by Body Mass Index (BMI) status in this population. Methods A national represent...

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2011-12-01

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Foley Louise S / Maddison Ralph / Jiang Yannan / Olds Timothy / Ridley Kate

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/8/1/132

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Sedentary behaviour / self-report / accelerometry / cross-sectional survey / Nutritional diseases / Deficiency diseases / Public aspects of medicine

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