The validity of the World Health Organisation's obesity body mass index criteria in a Turkish population: A hospital-based study

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-447

  Bozkirli, Emre ^a   Ertorer, Melek Eda ^a   Bakiner, Okan ^a   Tutuncu, Neslihan Bascil ^a   Demirag, Nilgun Guvener ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body fat percent; Body mass index; Dual energy x ray absorptiometry; Obesity; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 34648818940     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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