The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition in epidemiological studies

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages S79-S85

  Bohm A ^a   Heitmann, B L ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body mass index; Mortality; Percentage body fat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MORALITY; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL BODY WATER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT HEIGHT RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MUSCLES;

EID: 84872145787     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.168     Document Type: Article

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