Associations of Body Size and Composition with Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Vol. 38 (6), 1175-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000222846.27380.61
Abstract
Purpose:To examine whether components of body composition (size, fat mass, and fat-free mass) were related to physical activity.Methods:A random sample of 60 eligible sixth grade girls at each of 36 schools (six schools per region and six regions in total sample); complete measurements on 15Keywords
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