Association between body composition and body mass index in young Japanese women

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-206

  Yamagishi, Hiroyuki ^a   Kitano, Takao ^a   Kuchiki, Tsutomu ^a   Okazaki, Hideki ^a   Shibata, Shigeo ^a  

^a Musashigaoka College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index; Screening performance; Underwater weighing; Young Japanese obese women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 0036613307     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.48.201     Document Type: Article

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