Comparison of the diagnostic quality of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in screening skinfold-determined obesity among children

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-451

  Hubert, Hervé ^a   Guinhouya, Comlavi B ^a   Allard, Laurent ^a   Durocher, Alain ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Epidemiology; Obesity; Puberty; Skinfold Thickness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; YOUDEN INDEX;

AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 67349150045     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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