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Seasonal variability in body mass index, waist circumference, and skinfolds in Norwegian children.

Oda Klavestad MoenPetur Benedikt JúlíussonMathieu RoelantsUlrike Spielau
Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)
Seasonal variation was detected for all anthropometric measures, but differences in the direction of the effect between measures of global (BMI), central (WC) or subcutaneous (SF) adiposity suggest a more complex mechanism that needs further exploration.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • body composition
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • body weight