Comparison of the body mass index to other methods of body fat evaluation in ethnic Japanese and Caucasian adolescent girls

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 400-408

  Sampei, M A ^a   Novo, N F ^a   Juliano, Y ^a   Sigulem, D M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cutaneous skinfold; Ethnic groups; Foot to foot bioelectrical impedance; Menarche; Near infrared interactance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; MEASUREMENT; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

BIA;

EID: 0035096053     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801558     Document Type: Article

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