Diseker RA, Michielutte R, Ureda JR, Schey HM, Corbett W. A comparison of height, weight, and triceps skinfold thickness of children ages 5-12 in Michigan (1978), Forsyth County North Carolina (1978), and HANES I (1971-1974).
Am J Public Health 1982;
72:730-3. [PMID:
7091467 PMCID:
PMC1650152 DOI:
10.2105/ajph.72.7.730]
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Abstract
Height, weight, and triceps skinfold measurements were made on 1,668 Forsyth County, North Carolina students ages 5-12 during 1978. These data were compared to a representative sample of Michigan children taken during the same year and to their United States counterparts in HANES I (1971-74). The North Carolina children more closely resembled their US counterparts than did the Michigan group, casting doubt on the secular trend toward heavier children suggested by the Michigan researchers. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:730-733.)
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