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This study aimed to examine the differences in body composition parameters between boys and girls in higher elementary school grades. The sample consisted of 484 school-aged boys and girls from grades V to VIII in Knja\u017eevac. The municipality of Knja\u017eevac represents a group of municipalities with up to 30,000 inhabitants, a municipality of that size based on the number of inhabitants is 49.6% of the total number of municipalities in the Republic of Serbia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An anthropometer (SECA model 284; SECA, Hamburg, Germany) and a body composition analyzer (InBody 770, InBody Co, Seoul, Korea) were used to collect the measured parameters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using ANOVA, with the addition of post hoc analysis, a statistically significant trend was determined across all analyzed body composition parameters, namely, skeletal muscle mass (SMM), body fat mass, lean body mass (LBM), and relative lean body mass (RLBM) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.049,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001, and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001, respectively), except for relative body fat mass (RBFM) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.145), in children of both sexes from grades V to VIII. A significant trend was observed among the boys for SMM, RSMM, LBM, RLBM (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), and RBFM (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004), while among the girls, a significant trend was noted for SMM and LBM\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sex-related differences in muscle mass and body mass were clearly observed. In the male subjects, there was a significant increase in relative muscle mass, while in the female subjects, there was a statistically significant increase in body fat percentage. These findings highlight the necessity of taking sex differences into account when monitoring and analyzing body composition parameters in children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2025.1600758","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T05:55:28Z","timestamp":1781675728000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sex disparities in body composition trends among elementary school students based on grade"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Stefan","family":"\u0110or\u0111evi\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Ni\u0161","place":["Ni\u0161, Serbia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bojan","family":"Jorgi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Ni\u0161","place":["Ni\u0161, Serbia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sa\u0161a","family":"Milenkovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Ni\u0161","place":["Ni\u0161, Serbia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miljan","family":"Had\u017eovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Ni\u0161","place":["Ni\u0161, Serbia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mima","family":"Stankovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Ni\u0161","place":["Ni\u0161, Serbia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"St\u0103nescu","family":"Rare\u0219 Cristian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, National University of Physical Education and Sport","place":["Bucharest, Romania"]},{"name":"Research Centre for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, \u201cDun\u0103rea de Jos\u201d University of Galati","place":["Galati, Romania"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Coja","family":"Daniel M\u0103d\u0103lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, \u201cDun\u0103rea de Jos\u201d University of Galati","place":["Galati, Romania"]},{"name":"Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Dunarea de Jos University","place":["Gala\u021bi, Romania"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0218tef\u0103nescu","family":"C\u0103t\u0103lin Aurelian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, \u201cDun\u0103rea de Jos\u201d University of Galati","place":["Galati, Romania"]},{"name":"Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Dunarea de Jos University","place":["Gala\u021bi, Romania"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ilie","family":"Onu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, \u201cDun\u0103rea de Jos\u201d University of Galati","place":["Galati, Romania"]},{"name":"Faculty of Medical BioEngineering, Grigore T. 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