Body mass index adjustments to increase the validity of body fatness assessment in UK Black African and South Asian children

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) (weight per height(2)) is the most widely used marker of childhood obesity and total body fatness (BF). However, its validity is limited, especially in children of South Asian and Black African origins. We aimed to quantify BMI adjustments needed for UK c...

Ful tanımlama

Kaydedildi:
Detaylı Bibliyografya
Yayımlandı:Int J Obes (Lond)
Asıl Yazarlar: Hudda, M T, Nightingale, C M, Donin, A S, Fewtrell, M S, Haroun, D, Lum, S, Williams, J E, Owen, C G, Rudnicka, A R, Wells, J C K, Cook, D G, Whincup, P H
Materyal Türü: Artigo
Dil:Inglês
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Nature Publishing Group 2017
Konular:
Original Article
Online Erişim:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28325931
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.75
Etiketler: Etiketle
Etiket eklenmemiş, İlk siz ekleyin!

Benzer Materyaller