Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children

OBJECTIVE: The Old Order Amish (OOA) is a conservative Christian sect of European origin living in Pennsylvania. Diabetes is rare in adult OOA despite a mean BMI rivaling that in the general U.S. non-Hispanic white population. The current study examines childhood factors that may contribute to the l...

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Autores principales: Hairston, Kristen G., Ducharme, Julie L., Treuth, Margarita S., Hsueh, Wen-Chi, Jastreboff, Ania M., Ryan, Kathy A., Shi, Xiaolian, Mitchell, Braxton D., Shuldiner, Alan R., Snitker, Soren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23093661
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-0934

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