The risk analysis of arm fat area in Turkish children and adolescents

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-37

  Cicek, Betul ^a   Ozturk, Ahmet ^a   Mazicioglu, Mumtaz Mustafa ^a   Elmali, Ferhan ^a   Turp, Nezahat ^b   Kurtoglu, Selim ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Institute of Health   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arm fat area; Mid upper arm circumference; Triceps skinfold thickness; Turkish adolescents; Turkish children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FAT RESERVE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; APPETITE; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SLEEP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; APPETITE; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SLEEP; THINNESS; TURKEY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 57649167114     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802537690     Document Type: Article

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