Self‐reported physical activity during leisure time was favourably associated with body composition in Norwegian adolescents

• Published in: Acta Paediatrica
• Main Authors: Aars, Nils Abel, Jacobsen, Bjarne K., Furberg, Anne‐Sofie, Grimsgaard, Sameline
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Balsfjord; Norway; Tromsø; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14660; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fapa.14660; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apa.14660; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/apa.14660

Abstract Aim We studied the cross‐sectional association between self‐reported physical activity and body composition in adolescents. Methods The Norwegian Fit Futures Cohort Study was conducted in the Tromsø and Balsfjord municipalities during 2010–2011. All 1,117 students in their first year of upp...