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Erratum to: Ethnic differences in BMI among Dutch adolescents: what is the role of screen viewing, active commuting to school, and consumption of soft drinks and high-caloric snacks?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity volume 6, Article number: 40 (2009) Cite this article

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Since publication of our article [1] we have noticed an error. The arrows in figure 1 and 2 [2] from mediator variable to outcome variable and EBRBs and BMI respectively, are pointing in the wrong direction and the correct versions of the figures are now provided with this article.

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Mediated relationship (according to Baron and Kenny [2]).

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Energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) as a mediator variable of the relationship between BMI and ethnicity (Dutch versus Non-Western).

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  1. Singh AS, Chinapaw MJ, Brug J, Kremers SP, Visscher TL, van Mechelen W: Ethnic differences in BMI among Dutch adolescents: what is the role of screen-viewing, active commuting to school, and consumption of soft drinks and high-caloric snacks?. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009, 6: 23-10.1186/1479-5868-6-23.

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  1. Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO-Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Amika S Singh, Mai JM Chinapaw & Willem van Mechelen

  2. VU University Medical Center, EMGO-Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Johannes Brug & Tommy LS Visscher

  3. Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands

    Stef PJ Kremers

  4. Institute for Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Tommy LS Visscher

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Singh, A.S., Chinapaw, M.J., Brug, J. et al. Erratum to: Ethnic differences in BMI among Dutch adolescents: what is the role of screen viewing, active commuting to school, and consumption of soft drinks and high-caloric snacks?. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6, 40 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-6-40

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