Childs’s Anthropometrics and Body Composition
Children’s growth data were obtained from child welfare clinic cards during the study visits. Weight-for-height%, weight-, height-, head circumference-, and BMI-for-age standard deviation (SD)-scores were calculated according to Finnish growth references (The body composition of children was measured using air displacement plethysmography (the Bod Pod-system, software version 5.4.0, COSMED, Inc., Concord, CA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions, applying the pediatric option in the Bod Pod-system. Children were measured wearing a tight cap and underwear/swimming trunks without a diaper. They did not have restrictions regarding eating or drinking. The density model devised by Fomonet al (