Assessing Body Composition of Children and Adolescents using DEXA, Skinfolds, and Electrical Impedance
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of four methods of estimating body composition in 331 participants (177 boys, 154 girls) between 12-17 years of age. Percent body fat (%BF) was assessed once on one day using DEXA and twice using the sum of two skinfold (SF) and...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2009
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1902 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2901&context=etd |