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 [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

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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Hauptverfasser:	Tiffany Yang, Maria Bryant, John Wright, Gillian Santorelli, D.A. Lawlor, Jane West
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Wellcome 2022-04-01
Schriftenreihe:	Wellcome Open Research
Schlagworte:	Ethnicity DXA adiposity BMI fat mass eng
Online-Zugang:	https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-65/v3
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