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Socio-demographic disparities in distribution shifts over time in various adiposity measures among American children and adolescents: What changes in prevalence rates could not reveal

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 21-35

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INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.488693

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  1. NIH/NIDDK [R01DK81335-01A1]
  2. NIH/NICHD [1R03HD058077-01A1, R03HD058077-01A1S1]
  3. NIH, National Institute on Aging (NIA)

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Background. While obesity prevalence in the US has been increasing, adiposity shifts may vary across socio-demographic groups, and various adiposity measures may reveal different patterns. Methods. To study changes over time in adiposity measures, distributional shifts in body mass index (BMI, kg/m

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