A. Timperio

Publication List Details

Period

2004 - 2008

Number

6

Co-Authors

A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight (2008)

Cleland, V., Crawford, D., Baur, L. A., Hume, C., Timperio, A., Salmon, J.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether time spent outdoors was associated with objectively measured physical activity, body mass index (BMI) z-score and overweight in elementary-school aged...

Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children (2006)

Crawford, D, Timperio, A, Telford, A, Salmon, J

OBJECTIVES - To describe parental concerns about their child's weight, to determine the proportion of parents taking preventive action to avoid obesity in their children and the predictors of taking...

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...

Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity (2005)

Timperio, A, Salmon, J, Telford, A, Crawford, D

OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between parent and child perceptions of the local neighbourhood and overweight/obesity among children aged 5-6 and 10-12 y. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey....

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...