Socio-economic status and body composition outcomes in urban South African children

Objective: To determine which aspects of socio-economic status (SES) measured at birth and 9/10 years are associated with body composition at ages 9/10 years. Design: Mixed longitudinal cohort Setting: Johannesburg-Soweto South Africa Participants: A sub-sample of the Birth to Twenty (Bt20) cohort (...

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Main Authors: Paula Griffiths, Emily Rousham, Shane A. Norris, John M. Pettifor, Noel Cameron
Format: Default Article
Published: 2008
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Obesity
Underweight
Socio-economic factors
Fat mass
Lean mass
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/3386
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