The allometric scaling of body mass and height in children and adolescents in five countries

ConclusionsExclusion of VOESA contributes to a decreased effect of epidemiological context among countries when calculating the AI. AI calculated using ip is independent of height in all countries and reflects physiological growth changes for children and adolescents.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - November 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Camila Medeiros da Silva Mazzeti, J éssica Cumpian Silva, Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi, Wolney Lisbôa Conde Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research