Development and validation of an anthropometrically based prediction equation for estimating the percent body fat of postmenopausal Black females

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 20-28

  Petry, Leanne ^a   Laubach, Lloyd L ^b   Hovey, Peter W ^b   Rogers, Nikki L ^c   Towne, Bradford ^c   Cameron Chumlea, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Body composition; DXA; Ethnicity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRIST;

EID: 24144478953     PISSN: 10979751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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