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Differences between 9–11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess (2012)
Journal Article
Pollard, T., Hornby-Turner, Y., Ghurbhurrun, A., & Ridgers, N. (2012). Differences between 9–11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess. BMC Public Health, 12, Article 1087. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1087

Background: School recess provides an important opportunity for children to engage in physical activity. Previous studies indicate that children and adults of South Asian origin are less active than other ethnic groups in the United Kingdom, but have... Read More about Differences between 9–11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess.

Adiposity and Blood Pressure in 7- to 11-Year-Old Children: Comparison of British Pakistani and White British Children, and of British Pakistani Children of Migrant and British-Born Mothers (2011)
Journal Article
Henderson, E., Jones, C., Hornby-Turner, Y., & Pollard, T. (2011). Adiposity and Blood Pressure in 7- to 11-Year-Old Children: Comparison of British Pakistani and White British Children, and of British Pakistani Children of Migrant and British-Born Mothers. American Journal of Human Biology, 23(5), 710-716. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.21204

Objectives: This study tested hypotheses that: (1) levels of adiposity, as assessed by triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (SFTs), and blood pressure would be higher in British Pakistani children than in white British children; and (2) Briti... Read More about Adiposity and Blood Pressure in 7- to 11-Year-Old Children: Comparison of British Pakistani and White British Children, and of British Pakistani Children of Migrant and British-Born Mothers.