Stanfield, KM;
Wells, JC;
Fewtrell, MS;
Frost, C;
Leon, DA;
(2012)
Differences in body composition between infants of south Asian and European ancestry: the london mother and baby study.
International Journal of Epidemiology
, 41
(5)
1409 -1418.
10.1093/ije/dys139.
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Abstract
South Asian children and adults have a more adipose body composition compared with those of European ancestry. This is thought to be related to their increased risk of metabolic disorders. However, little is known about how early in life such differences are manifest.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Differences in body composition between infants of south Asian and European ancestry: the london mother and baby study |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ije/dys139 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys139 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2012; all rights reserved. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com PMCID: PMC3465771 |
| Keywords: | Adiposity, Adult, Age factors, Alcohol drinking, Asian continental ancestry group, Body composition, Body weights and measures, Child development, Cross-sectional studies, Diet, European continental ancestry group, Female, Fetal Development, Great britain, Humans, Infant, Male, Sex factors, Smoking, Socioeconomic factors |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1377500 |
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