Relationship of body mass index to percent body fat and waist circumference among schoolchildren in Japan - the influence of gender and obesity: a population-based cross-sectional study

Relationship of body mass index to percent body fat and waist circumference among schoolchildren in Japan - the influence of gender and obesity: a population-based cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the correlation coefficient between body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (%BF) or waist circumference (WC) has been reported, studies conducted among population-based schoolchildren to date have been limited in Japan,...

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Main Authors: Ochiai Hirotaka, Shirasawa Takako, Nishimura Rimei, Morimoto Aya, Shimada Naoki, Ohtsu Tadahiro, Kujirai Emiko, Hoshino Hiromi, Tajima Naoko, Kokaze Akatsuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/493

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