Comparing BMI with skinfolds to estimate age at adiposity rebound and its associations with cardio-metabolic risk markers in adolescence.

Background: Body mass index (BMI) reaches a nadir in mid-childhood, known as the adiposity rebound (AR). Earlier AR is associated with a higher risk of cardio-vascular diseases in later life. Skinfolds, which are a more direct measure of adiposity, may give better insight into the relationship between childhood adiposity and later obesity and cardio-metabolic risk.

Adiposity and Cortisol Response to Stress in Indian Adolescents.

Objective: We examined associations of different adiposity measures with cortisol responses during the Trier Social Stress Test for children (TSST-C).

Design: Descriptive study.

Setting: Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India.