Table 2.

Trends in adiposity distribution seen in those of SA ethnicity.

References	Outcome	Findings
Modi N et al. [25]	Differences in adiposity amongst healthy SA versus Caucasian neonates as assessed by MRI	Higher visceral adiposity in SA neonates
Lakshmi S et al. [26]	Comparing SFT	Sum of four skin folds (biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac) in Caucasian children was higher than Indian children (+1.3 cm in boys and +1.8 cm in girls) SA children had lower subcutaneous fat despite their higher overall fat
Khadgawat Ret al. [27]	Trends in weight gain in children of Indian ethnicity	Boys: BFP increases from age 7 to 11 years, then decreases, reaching a plateau at 14 years Girls: progressive rise in BFP from the age of 7 years until at 17 years it reaches a peak
Ehtisham S et al. [15]	Ethnic differences in body proportions specific to SAs	SAs show larger waist circumference, waist/thigh ratio, and truncal fat compared to those of their Caucasian counterparts Adult gynoid and android body proportions were established as early as 14–16 years of age
Leary S et al., Yajnik CS et al. [28,29]	Thin-fat phenotype	SA neonates had smaller abdominal viscera and lower muscle mass, despite preserved body fat. This phenotype is referred to as the thin-fat phenotype