Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2798438 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Five personality characteristics were assessed in 312 adolescent boys and girls, and investigated in relation to the change in body fat percentage over 22 years of follow up. Boys with low levels of Social Inadequacy and girls with high levels of Recalcitrance showed relatively large gains in body fat percentage.
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Authors
Lando L.J. Koppes, Michiel R. de Boer, David Samoocha, Irene M.T. Kreuk, Frans Pouwer, Jos W.R. Twisk, Willem van Mechelen,