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SUBMITTER: Takahashi LAR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347827 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Takahashi Livia Akemi Ramos LAR Dos Santos Figueiredo Francisco Winter FW Benedet Jucemar J de Vasconcelos Francisco de Assis Guedes FAG Adami Fernando F
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<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine the influence of sexual maturation status on adiposity indicators of children and adolescents.<h4>Results</h4>2412 individuals participated, 1285 (47.4%) males and 1408 (52.6%) females. There was moderate to weak correlation between age and adiposity indicators for both sexes. By analyzing the relationship between age and body fat indexes adjusted for Sexual Maturation Status, several changes were observed, mainly in girls. Precocious maturation was associated wit ...[more]