title: Ethnic differences in body composition in adolescents.
abstract: We measured body size and composition in 54 South Asian and 17 white European pupils aged 11 and 12 attending secondary schools in Leicester, UK. Body fat percentage, assessed by bio-impedance, was higher in South Asians after adjustment for potential confounders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences (General Practice), University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, United Kingdom. mas20@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Sudesna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Kamlesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khunti
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology*