BMI does not accurately predict overweight in Asian Indians in northern India

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-112

  Dudeja, V ^a   Misra, A ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Devina, G ^a   Kumar, G ^a   Vikram, N K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; BMI; Body fat; Obesity; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0034933094     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001382     Document Type: Article

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