Validity of body mass index and waist circumference to detect excess fat mass in children aged 7-14 years

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-159

  Glasser N ^a   Zellner, K ^a   Kromeyer Hauschild, K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; children; excess adiposity; ROC analysis; waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79651473202     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.245     Document Type: Article

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