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[Body phenotypes in adolescence and sexual maturation].
Cadernos de saude publica - 12 Mar 2018
Cumpian-Silva Jéssica, Rinaldi Ana Elisa Madalena, Mazzeti Camila Medeiros da Silva, Conde Wolney Lisboa
Abstract excerpt
The study aims to describe body phenotypes estimated by multivariate technique for the assessment of nutritional status in adolescence during the process of sexual maturation. The sample consisted of 833 schoolchildren 10 to 15 years of age, selected by complex sampling in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. Body phenotypes were defined by principal components analysis (PCA) based on anthropometric data (body...
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