Anthropometric indices significance for body fat assessment in adolescents

In order to distinguish anthropometric indices significance for body fat assessment anthropometry and bioimpedanceometry were made in 620 schoolchildren. Maximal correlation with body fat was revealed for BMI (r = 0,86). Significance of BMA in overfat diagnosis was 81,5%, specifity was 94,8%. BMA sh...

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Main Authors: I. V. Ivanova, N. L. Chyornaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2010-10-01
Series:Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
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Online Access:https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/1657