Using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in detecting excess adiposity in 9-13-year old south african children

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Goon, D T ^a   Toriola, A L ^a   Shaw, B S ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Body mass index; Children; Obesity; Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXCESS ADIPOSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84872577592     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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