Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 55-57, 2008

Ethnic differences in body composition in adolescents

  • Margaret A. Stone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences (General Practice), University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 116 258 4393.
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  • Lisa Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences (General Practice), University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Sudesna Chatterjee

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Melanie J. Davies

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom
    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Kamlesh Khunti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences (General Practice), University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, United Kingdom

Received 30 March 2007; received in revised form 29 October 2007; accepted 30 October 2007. published online 10 December 2007.

Abstract 

We measured body size and composition in 54 South Asian and 17 white European pupils aged 11 and 12 attending secondary schools in Leicester, UK. Body fat percentage, assessed by bio-impedance, was higher in South Asians after adjustment for potential confounders.

Keywords: Body fat, Adolescents, Ethnic groups

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PII: S1751-9918(07)00152-0

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2007.10.044

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 55-57, 2008

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