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Results from segmental analysis showed transition time points where the influence of CA and somatic maturation on bioimpedance patterns and BC characteristics increased or subsided. The accelerated phases were assessed for fat free mass, total body water, and upper muscle area, with a starting time point at approximately \u22122.00 years from peak at velocity (YPHV), and for body cell mass, whose developmental tempo sped up around \u22121.00 YPHV. An increase in the rate of development was also observed close to \u22122.00 YPHV for phase angle (PA), although without accelerated phases. From a CA point of view, significant slope changes were found for all BC and bioimpendance variables, except for the calf muscle area. 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