Body fat distribution reference standards in Spanish adolescents: the AVENA Study

Objective: To present body fat patterning reference standards to identify children with a predominant distribution of body fat in the abdominal or truncal region of the body. Design: Cross-sectional study in a representative sample of Spanish adolescents aged 13–18 years. Subjects: A total of 2160 a...

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Published in:	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY Vol. 31; no. 12; pp. 1798 - 1805
Main Authors:	Moreno, L.A, Mesana, M.I, González-Gross, M, Gil, M, Ortega, F.B, Fleta, J, Warnberg, J, Leon, J.F, Marcos, A, Bueno, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2007 Nature Publishing Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Abdomen abdominal fat Abdominal Fat - anatomy & histology Abdominal Fat - physiology Adipose tissues Adolescent adolescent nutrition Adolescents Age Distribution Age groups anatomy & histology anthropometric measurements AVENA Study Biological and medical sciences Body fat Body Fat Distribution Body Fat Distribution - standards Body Mass Index boys Cardiovascular disease classification Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology etiology Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology gender differences girls Health aspects Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Internal Medicine Male Males Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Metabolic syndrome Obesity Obesity - classification Obesity - etiology original-article physiology Properties Public Health reference standards Reference Values Sex Distribution Skinfold Thickness Spain Statistics as Topic subcutaneous fat Teenagers Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Youth Spain Europe Madrid Spain adolescence adipose tissue distribution body fat patterning waist circumference Human Obesity Adipose tissue Nutrition Nutrition disorder Metabolic diseases Corporal biometry Fat mass Waist circumference Adolescent Distribution Nutritional status Public health
ISSN:	0307-0565, 1476-5497
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