Validation studies of height- and weight-based indexes of body fatness in children and adolescents have examined only small samples of school-age children.

Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents

Pietrobelli, Angelo;
2002-01-01

Abstract

Validation studies of height- and weight-based indexes of body fatness in children and adolescents have examined only small samples of school-age children.
2002
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, body mass index, Rohrer index, weight-for-height, skinfold, anthropometry, receiver operating characteristic curve, sensitivity, specificity, children
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