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Background: The past decades have witnessed a steady increase in thin body stature associated with unhealthy dieting among Japanese female adolescents. The most recent trends in thinness, however, have not been reported.Aim: To describe changes in the distribution of body mass index (BMI) of Japanese female adolescents, from 2003-2012.Subjects and methods: This study examined BMI distribution changes in 2541 relatively affluent Japanese girls, aged 12.5-17.5 years, during 2003-2012. The 2003 and 2004 data were combined and compared to the combined 2011 and 2012 data. Tukey mean-difference plots were used to study the direction and magnitude of shifts in BMI distributions.Results: Prevalence of thinness (BMI
| 本文言語 | English |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 533-537 |
| ページ数 | 5 |
| ジャーナル | Annals of Human Biology |
| 巻 | 42 |
| 号 | 6 |
| DOI | |
| 出版ステータス | Published - 2015 11 2 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Physiology
- Ageing
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology