Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren

Introduction: Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century in children and adolescents. The percentile or Z-score of the body mass index is widely used in children and adolescents to define and assess overweight and obesity, but it does not determine the p...

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Main Authors: Mariana Orta Duarte, Yunue Flores Ruelas, Fátima López-Alcaraz, Mario del Toro-Equihua, Carmen Alicia Sánchez-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-01-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000100012&lng=en&tlng=en