Adolescent growth and BMI and their associations with early childhood growth in an urban South African cohort.

Lukhanyo H NyatiJohn M PettiforKen K OngShane A Norris

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2020)

Sex dimorphism in ethnic differences in timing of adolescent height growth may reflect some yet unexplained drivers for rapid weight gain and obesity in black females but not black males. Rapid weight gain in early life may contribute to faster adiposity accrual in adolescence.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
early life
weight loss
young adults
mental health
depressive symptoms
insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
childhood cancer