Skeletal muscle reference for Chinese children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Junting Liu (Author), Yinkun Yan (Author), Bo Xi (Author), Guimin Huang (Author), Jie Mi (Author), on behalf of China Child and Adolescent Cardiovascular Health (CCACH) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Skeletal muscle as an essential body composition component plays an important role in maintenance of normal growth and development as well as systemic glucose metabolism in children. No nationwide reference data for skeletal muscle mass for Chinese youths are available in China....