Underweight in young Japanese women over time: a longitudinal retrospective study of the change in body mass index from ages 6 to 20 years

Background The high prevalence of underweight in young women has become a serious health problem in Japan. When and how young women reach a low body mass index (BMI) has not been clarified.Aim To clarify the characteristics of BMI standard deviation scores (BMI SDS) trajectory of young Japanese wome...

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Main Authors: Yuka Nagashima, Mikako Inokuchi, Yasunori Sato, Tomonobu Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03014460.2024.2345393
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