Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10511777 Journal of Adolescent Health 2010 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
In girls, higher BMI levels during childhood lead to greater waist-to-height ratios and greater than expected changes in BMI by age 18, with disproportionate increases in fat mass. These changes are especially evident in adolescent girls of black race/ethnicity and after the pubertal growth spurt.
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Body Mass Index and Waist-to-Height Changes During Teen Years in Girls Are Influenced by Childhood Body Mass Index
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