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Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’

This study described the distribution of healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia aged 10-24 years and examined associations with health behaviours and self-rated health.

Citation:
McKay CD, Gubhaju L, Gibberd AJ, ……… Azzopardi P, Banks E, Eades SJ. Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’. Prev Med. 2023;175.  

Keywords:
Adolescent Health; Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; Body composition; Health behavior; Obesity

Abstract:
This study described the distribution of healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia aged 10-24 years and examined associations with health behaviours and self-rated health.