The relationship between body mass index and per cent body fat in the severely obese

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 498-505

  Adams, Ted D ^a,b   Heath, E M ^c   Lamonte, M J ^d   Gress, R E ^a   Pendleton, R ^a   Strong, M ^a   Smith, S C ^e   Hunt, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^e Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; BMI; Per cent fat; Severe obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34347406987     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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