Body mass index and skinfold thickness versus bioimpedance analysis: Fat mass prediction in children

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Pecoraro, P ^a   Guida, B ^a   Caroli, M ^b   Trio, R ^a   Falconi, C ^a   Principato, S ^a   Pietrobelli, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Department of Public Health   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance analysis; Body composition; Obesity; Pediatric; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0142178075     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-003-0086-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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