Measurements of body fat distribution: assessment of collinearity with body mass, adiposity and height in female adolescents

OBJECTIVE : To verify the correlation between body fat location measurements with the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%) and height, according to the nutritional status in female adolescents. METHODS : A controlled cross-sectional study was carried out with 113 adolescents (G1: 38 with...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Feliciano Pereira, Hiara Miguel Stanciola Serrano, Gisele Queiroz Carvalho, Sônia Machado Rocha Ribeiro, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Silvia Eloiza Priore
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=S0103-05822015000100063&lng=en&tlng=en