Estimating total body fat using a skinfold prediction equation in Brazilian children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-160

  Hoffman, Daniel J ^a   Toro Ramos, Tatiana ^a   Sawaya, Ana Lydia ^b   Roberts, Susan B ^c   Rondo, Patricia ^d  

^a the State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Developing countries; Skinfolds; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; OBESITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; X-RAY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAZIL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BRAZIL; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84856868568     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2012.660989     Document Type: Article

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