Diet, physical activity, and obesity in school-aged indigenous youths in northern Australia

Patricia C. Valery; Torukiri Ibiebele; Mark Harris; Adèle C. Green; Andrew Cotterill; Aletia Moloney; Ashim K. Sinha; Gail Garvey

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Diet, physical activity, and obesity in school-aged indigenous youths in northern Australia

Patricia C. Valery, Torukiri Ibiebele, Mark Harris, Adèle C. Green, Andrew Cotterill, Aletia Moloney, Ashim K. Sinha, Gail Garvey

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Purpose. To examine the relationship between diet, physical activity, and obesity in Indigenous youths from northern Australia. Methods. In a cross-sectional study, physical activity and dietary intake ("short nutrition questionnaire") were assessed among all youths during a face-to-face interview. For 92 high school youths, additional dietary information was assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire. Height and weight were measured and BMI was calculated. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess associations. Results. Of the 277 youths included, 52% had ≤2 servings of fruit and 84% had

Original language	English
Article number	893508
Journal	Journal of Obesity
Volume	2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/893508
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Diet, physical activity, and obesity in school-aged indigenous youths in northern Australia

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