Obesity, overweight, screen time and physical activity in Mexican adolescents Obesidad, sobrepeso, tiempo frente a la pantalla y actividad física en adolescentes mexicanos

• Main Authors: María del Carmen Morales-Ruán (Author), Bernardo Hernández-Prado (Author), Luz María Gómez-Acosta (Author), Teresa Shamah-Levy (Author), Lucía Cuevas-Nasu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether screen time and physical activity is related to overweight or obesity in adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional design. Adolescents aged 10 to 19 were included in the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006). The dependent variable...