Influence of ecoregional and lifestyle factors on growth and body composition of Indian children and adolescents aged 9-18 years-A multicenter study.

Smruti VisputeRubina MandlikAnuradha V KhadilkarKetan GondhalekarVivek PatwardhanVaman Khadilkar

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2022)

Disparities among the six ecoregions were not large enough to fully support Bergmann's Rule and Allen's Rule. Ecoregion had greater effect on growth and BC of rural CA than urban, while lifestyle factors had more effect on the BC of urban CA.

Keyphrases

body composition
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
resistance training
physical activity
bone mineral density
south africa
healthcare
type diabetes