Analyses of body composition charts among younger and older Chinese children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood obesity has become a major public health problem in China. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of age and sex on the relationship between fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM), fat-free mass index (FFMI) a...

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Main Authors: Xiong Kai-Yu, He Hui, Zhang Yi-Ming, Ni Guo-Xin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/835