Testing allostatic load factor structures among adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach.

Amanda L KingMauricio Garnier-VillarrealAmanda M SimanekNorah L Johnson

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2019)

BMI and waist circumference may be some of the earliest clinical signs of elevated AL that manifest among adolescents. Future research should aim to include neuroendocrine biomarkers in their AL measures to have a more robust estimation of AL in younger populations.

Keyphrases

body mass index
body weight
weight gain
current status
mass spectrometry
weight loss