A longitudinal study of body fatness in childhood and adolescence
1979
Zack, Paul M. | Harlan, William R. | Leaverton, Paul E. | Cornoni-Huntley, Joan
Data from the United States Health Examination Surveys were analyzed to determine changes in body fatness between childhood and adolescence. A sample of 2,177 children was examined using precise anthropometric measurements in body Cycle II (6 to 11 years) and Cycle III (12 to 17 years) of these surveys. The interval between examinations was three to four years. Adiposity was measured as skinfold thickness and correlations between childhood and adolescent adiposity were explored. High rank-order correlations were found between the two examinations for each race-sex group. The relationship between childhood and adolescent fatness was independent of stature, skeletal and sexual maturation, and economic status. Childhood fatness was the most predictive factor for adolescent fatness, suggesting that the potentially obese adolescent can be identified during childhood.
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