Body Mass Index and Percentage of Body Fat as Indicators for Obesity in an Adolescent Athletic Population

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted in determining obesity. Skinfold thickness measurements have been commonly used to determine percentage of body fat. HYPOTHESIS: The authors hypothesize that because BMI does not measure fat directly but relies on body weight alone, a large percen...

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Main Authors: Etchison, William C., Bloodgood, Elizabeth A., Minton, Cholly P., Thompson, Nancy J., Collins, Mary Ann, Hunter, Stephen C., Dai, Hongying
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: SAGE Publications 2011
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Primary Care
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445161/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23016014
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738111404655
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