Associations of extracurricular physical activity patterns and body composition components in a multi-ethnic population of UK children (the Size and Lung Function in Children study): a multilevel modelling analysis

Abstract Background Body Mass Index (BMI) is a common outcome when assessing associations between childhood overweight and obesity and physical activity patterns. However, the fat and fat-free components of BMI, measured by the Fat Mass Index (FMI) and Fat-Free Mass Index (FFMI), may show contrastin...

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Main Authors: Lander S. M. M. Bosch, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Sooky Lum, Alice M. Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6883-1