Relationship between anthropometric and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry measures to assess total and regional adiposity in Malaysian adolescents

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 348-356

  Foo, Leng Huat ^a   Teo, Pey Sze ^a   Abdullah, Nurul Fadhilah ^a   Aziz, Mohd Ezane ^b   Hills, Andrew P ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anthropometric measures; Body fatness; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883828093     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.3.02     Document Type: Article

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