BMI z-score is the optimal measure of annual adiposity change in elementary school children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 747-751

  Inokuchi, Mikako ^a,b   Matsuo, Nobutake ^a,c   Takayama, John I ^d   Hasegawa, Tomonobu ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Child obesity; longitudinal study; school based study

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAT; OBESITY; WEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL;

ADIPOSITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS;

JAPAN;

EID: 80054913423     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2011.620625     Document Type: Article

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