Trajectories of childhood body mass index are associated with adolescent sagittal standing posture

Objectives. To identify distinct age-related trajectory classes of body mass index (BMI) z-scores from childhood to adolescence, and to examine the association of these trajectories with measures of standing sagittal spinal alignment at 14 years of age. Methods. Adolescents participating in the West...

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Main Authors: Smith, Anne, O'Sullivan, Peter, Beales, Darren, de Klerk, N., Straker, Leon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6760