Body mass index and body fat percentage in assessment of obesity prevalence in saudi adults

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-99

  Habib, Syed Shahid ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat percentage; Body mass index; Kappa analysis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPPA ANALYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SAUDI ARABIA;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; KAPPA ANALYSIS; OBESITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878764301     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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