Validation of anthropometric indices of adiposity against whole-body magnetic resonance imaging--a study within the German European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts.

Validation of anthropometric indices of adiposity against whole-body magnetic resonance imaging--a study within the German European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts.

In epidemiological studies, measures of body fat generally are obtained through anthropometric indices such as the body mass index (BMI), waist (WC), and hip circumferences (HC). Such indices, however, can only provide estimates of a person's true body fat content, overall or by adipose compart...

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Main Authors: Jasmine Neamat-Allah, Diana Wald, Anika Hüsing, Birgit Teucher, Andrea Wendt, Stefan Delorme, Julien Dinkel, Matthaeus Vigl, Manuela M Bergmann, Silke Feller, Johannes Hierholzer, Heiner Boeing, Rudolf Kaaks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953447?pdf=render

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