Body fat accrual trajectories for a sample of Asian ‐Canadian and Caucasian‐Canadian children and youth: A longitudinal DXA‐based study

ConclusionsBF% distance and velocity centiles can be used to identify when an individual veers from an average BF% accrual trajectory. In future, these curves may be used to investigate differences in fat mass and accrual across Canada.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - August 4, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Jennifer McConnell ‐Nzunga, Patti‐Jean Naylor, Heather M. Macdonald, Ryan E. Rhodes, Scott M. Hofer, Heather A. McKay Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research