The validity of predicted body composition in Chinese adults from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in comparison with densitometry

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-182

  Wang, Jingzhong ^a   Deurenberg, Paul ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Densitometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029789625     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960023     Document Type: Article

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