Prediction of percentage body fat in rural Thai population using simple anthropometric measurements

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 729-738

  Pongchaiyakul, Chatlert ^a,f   Kosulwat, Vongsvat ^b   Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa ^b   Charoenkiatkul, Somsri ^b   Thepsuthammarat, Kaewjai ^a   Laopaiboon, Malinee ^a   Nguyen, Tuan V ^c,d   Rajatanavin, Rajata ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Asian; Percentage body fat; Prediction equation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

THAIS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THAILAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THAILAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 32844469828     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.82     Document Type: Article

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