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[Body phenotypes in adolescence: is it necessary to adjust body mass index according to sexual maturation stages?]
Cadernos de saude publica - 1 Jan 2020
Cumpian-Silva Jéssica, Rinaldi Ana Elisa Madalena, Conde Wolney Lisbôa
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to analyze the effect of sexual maturation on body phenotypes, based on multivariate analysis of adolescents' nutritional status. This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 833 adolescent 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 age, anthropometric...
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