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Physical activity modifies the FTO effect on body mass index change in Japanese adolescents.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Jul 2018
Shinozaki Keiko, Okuda Masayuki, Okayama Naoko, Kunitsugu Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence of the effects of fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) variation and long-term effects of physical activity (PA) on adiposity in adolescents is largely scarce. This study therefore investigated whether PA modulates the effects of the FTO on body mass index (BMI) changes in Japanese adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years. METHODS: Data on 343 subjects (156 boys; 187 girls) who were...
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