Fat distribution in relation to sex and socioeconomic status in children 4-19 years
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Researchers studied fat distribution in a urban sample of boys and girls between 4.5 and 19.5 years of age by means of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of five skinfolds. The first principal component revealed strong stability across age and sex and was related to central body fat distribution. Other components such as lower trunk fat, lateral-medial trunk fat, and upper-lower extremity fat showed poor stability due to age and sex. The first factor was only significantly higher for girls in lower socioeconomic group.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 1998
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Relationship between abdominal visceral fat and metabolic risk factors in obese adolescents
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Methods of quantifying insulin secretion and assessing abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat have assisted in detecting obesity in children, enabling effective treatment earlier in the natural history of obesity. The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity has increased substantially since 1980, and more than 80% of obese adults were obese as adolescents.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 1999
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