Anthropometric body fat composition reference values in Spanish adolescents. The AVENA Study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-196

  Moreno, L A ^a   Mesana, M I ^a   Gonzalez Gross M ^b,c   Gil, C M ^a   Fleta, J ^a   Warnberg J ^d,e   Ruiz, J R ^c   Sarria A ^a   Marcos, A ^d   Bueno, M ^a   Castillo, M J ^c   Cano, M D ^c   Sola, R ^c   Gutierrez A ^c   Mesa, J L ^c   Delgado, M ^c   Tercedor, P ^c   Chillon P ^c   Martin M ^c   Carreno F ^c   Ortega, F ^c   Rodriguez G V ^c   Castillo, R ^c   Arellano, F ^c   Medina, S ^d   Sanchez Muniz F ^d   Nova, E ^d   Montero, A ^d   de la Rosa, B ^d   Gomez S ^d   Samartin S ^d   Romeo, J ^d   Alvarez R ^d   Alvarez A ^d   Barrios, L ^d   Leyva, L ^d   Paya B ^d   Martinez L ^d   Ramos, E ^d   Ortiz, R ^d   Urzanqui, A ^d   Zamora, S ^f   Garaulet, M ^f   Perez Llamas F ^f   Baraza, J C ^f   Marin J F ^f   Perez de Heredia F ^f   Fernandez M A ^f   Gonzalez C ^f   Garcia R ^f   Torralba, C ^f   Donat, E ^f   Morales, E ^f   Garcia M D ^f   Martinez J A ^f   Hernandez J J ^f   Asensio, A ^f   Plaza, F J ^f   Lopez M J ^f   Garcia Fuentes M ^g   Gonzalez Lamuno D ^g   de Rufino, P ^g   Perez Prieto R ^g   Fernandez D ^g   Amigo, T ^g   Rodriguez G ^a   Casajus J A ^a   Blay, Vicente ^a   Blay, María Guadalupe ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body fat; Obesity; Reference standards

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOM SAMPLE; REFERENCE VALUE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPAIN;

EID: 33645366724     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602285     Document Type: Article

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