1.
J Biosoc Sci
; 12(4): 487-93, 1980 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7440602
Subject(s)
Family Characteristics , Obesity/epidemiology , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Italy , Male , Obesity/genetics
2.
Ann Hum Biol
; 5(6): 547-55, 1978 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-742843
ABSTRACT
All the elementary schoolchildren (ages 7-11 years) in the city of Aosta were diagnosed clinically for obesity and measured for height, weight and triceps and subscapular skinfolds. A statistical discriminant analysis revealed that, on the basis of these measurements, this population of children could be divided into a group of normal children and one or more distinct populations of obese children. To the extent that these groups reveal qualitative phenotypic differences, they should simplify genetic studies of obesity.