title: TV game play and obesity in Japanese school children.
abstract: A survey conducted in 9 cities in Japan indicated for 1517 boys and 1546 girls there was more use of TV games for longer periods when children were classified as obese than when classified as moderate or lean. More boys than girls played although most children had experience and many owned TV game machines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010988:Play and Playthings