PREVALENCE OF OBESITY IN KOREAN ADOLESCENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEEKLY FREQUENCY OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES

The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the prevalence of obesity among Korean adolescents and to determine the relationship of obesity prevalence with weekly frequency of physical education (PE) classes. In 2009, 72,399 students from grades 7 to 12 participated in the fifth Kore...

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Main Authors: Wi-Young So, Dong-Jun Sung, Brenda Swearingin, Seong-Ik Baek, Soung -Yob Rhi, Daniel Webb, Tiffany M. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol10/n4/12/v10n4-12text.php