Adult fat content: Reinterpreting and modelling the Benn Index and related sex differences

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-96

  Burton, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Benn Index; BMI; Fat content

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; DATA SET; FAT; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84917711080     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2014.903997     Document Type: Article

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