Physical activity level and body composition in a multiethnic sample of school children in Hawaii

Background: Obesity, particularly in Native Hawaiians, is an important health risk. A possible contributing factor to obesity is reduced physical activity levels. Aim: This study investigates the relationship between measured levels of physical activity and body composition in two grade cohorts of s...

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Main Authors: Daniel E. Brown, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Lincoln A. Gotshalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1465121