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Differences in total and regional body fat and their association with BMI in UK-born White and South Asian children: findings from the Born in Bradford birth cohort

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as a proxy to determine excess adiposity, though this may underestimate fat mass (FM) in individuals of South Asian (SA) heritage. SA tend to have greater central adiposity than white people, which is associated with a higher risk of cardiometabolic...

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Autores principales: Santorelli, Gillian, West, Jane, Yang, Tiffany, Wright, John, Bryant, Maria, Lawlor, D.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10611948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900936
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16659.3