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greater general knowledge of target popula-
tion. Expanding the study to include urban and
high minority schools will increase generaliz-
ability of findings.
2) Define childhood and adolescent VFL refer-
ence ranges. The BIA used (InBody 570) mea-
sures VFL between T1-T12 vertebrae. Threshold
for adults is 100 cm 2 . Other countries have done
research to define VFL reference ranges. To better
identify metabolic risk, a defined childhood/ado-
lescent reference range is paramount.
3) Record additional anthropometrics, e.g. blood
pressure and waist circumference. Having
more information won’t lengthen the data collec-
tion process by much, and the additional data will
provide a better idea of where a participant is in
reference to metabolic syndrome.
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