Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents

OBJECTIVE: To determine the anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents from a Brazilian State. METHODS: The study included 1,197 adolescents (15-17 years old). The following anthropometric measurements were collected: body mass (weight and height), waist c...

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Main Authors: Andreia Pelegrini, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, João Marcos Ferreira de Lima Silva, Leoberto Grigollo, Edio Luiz Petroski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-03-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000100056&lng=en&tlng=en