The relationship between obesity and body compositions with respect to the timing of puberty in Chongqing adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background It is well known that excess adiposity during childhood may influence pubertal development. However, the extent to which body compositions vary in throughout puberty in boys and girls is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether obesity and body composit...

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Main Authors: Fang He, Peiyu Guan, Qin Liu, Donna Crabtree, Linli Peng, Hong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4681-1