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Weekday-specific associations of movement behaviors with body composition in preschool children: A compositional data analysis

Jin Guo
1
,
Xiangli Liu
2
,
Haowen Zhang
3
,
Chaonan Wang
4
,
Fang Wang
1
,
Wei Chen
1
,
Di Heng
2
,
Qingfeng Dong
5
,
Yihua Bao
1
,
Zhaoxu Lu
1
,
Ting Zhang
1

  1. Capital Center for Children’s health, Capital Medical University, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
  2. Chunjiang Kindergarten, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
  3. Zhuhai NO.5 Middle School, Zhuhai, China
  4. Global Public Health Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
  5. Shougang Preschool Education Center, Beijing, China
Biol Sport. 2026;43:1315–1327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.159563
Online publish date: 2026/04/20
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