Generalized equations for estimating DXA percent fat of diverse young women and men: The TIGER study

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1959-1965

  O'Connor, Daniel P ^a,b   Bray, Molly S ^c   McFarlin, Brian K ^a,b   Sailors, Mary H ^c   Ellis, Kenneth J ^d   Jackson, Andrew S ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Percent body fat; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957376225     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181dc2e71     Document Type: Article

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