Seasonal variations in growth and body composition of 8-11-y-old Danish children.
Stine-Mathilde DalskovChristian RitzAnni LarnkjærCamilla T DamsgaardRikke A PetersenLouise B SørensenMads F HjorthKen K OngArne AstrupChristian MølgaardKim F MichaelsenPublished in: Pediatric research (2015)
Our findings suggest seasonality in growth and body composition of Danish children. We recovered the well-known height velocity peak during spring time, but unlike earlier studies, we found coincident peaks in body weight, BMI, and FFMI velocities.