Prediction equations for body-fat percentage in Indian infants and young children using skinfold thickness and mid-arm circumference

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-229

  Sen, Bandana ^a   Bose, Kaushik ^b   Shaikh, Saijuddin ^a   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^a  

^a SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

^b VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Fat mass; India; Infants; Mid arm circumference

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSITY; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 77955481015     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i3.5548     Document Type: Article

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