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Ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian pre-pubertal children: a cross-sectional multicenter study

Liu A , Byrne NM , Kagawa M , Ma G , Kijboonchoo K , Nasreddine L Show all authors , Koon Poh B , Ismail MN , Hills AP
BMC Public Health, 2011;11:500.
PMID: 21703012 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-500

Abstract

Ethnic differences in body fat distribution contribute to ethnic differences in cardiovascular morbidities and diabetes. However few data are available on differences in fat distribution in Asian children from various backgrounds. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian children from four countries.

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