Accuracy of body mass index (BMI) thresholds for predicting excess body fat in girls from five ethnicities

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 404-411

  Duncan, J Scott ^a   Duncan, Elizabeth K ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73349119111     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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