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Body adiposity index in Colombian elite athletes: A comparison between the body mass index and other measures
(2015-03-21)
Purpose:
To evaluate the correlations between body adiposity index and other adiposity indexes such as body mass index, hip and waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, Σ6 skinfold-thickness and percentage body fat in ...
Percent body fat, skinfold thickness or body mass index for defining obesity or overweight, as a risk factor for asthma in schoolchildren: Which one to use in epidemiological studies?
(2008)
None of the epidemiological studies indicating that obesity is a risk factor for asthma in schoolchildren have used the percent body fat (PBF) to define obesity. The present study compares the definition of obesity using ...
Body mass index values for newborns according to gestational age
(AULA MEDICA EDICIONES, 2008)
Objective: The combination of twho anthropometric parameters has been more appropriate to assess body composition and proportions in children, with special attention to the Body Mass Index (BMI), as it relates weight and ...
Tri-ponderal mass index vs. Fat mass/height3 as a screening tool for metabolic syndrome prediction in colombian children and young people
(2018)
Tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) and Fat mass index (FMI) have been proposed as alternative approach for assessing body fat since BMI does not ensure an accurate screening for obesity and overweight status in children and ...
Análise comparativa de métodos de avaliação da composição corporal em homens sadios e em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica: antropometria, impedância bioelétrica e absortiometria de raios-X de dupla energia
(2005-06-01)
The aim of this study was to examine the agreement between the results of body fat (BF and BF%), fat-free mass (FFM) and FFM index (FFMI= FFM/height2) as estimated by skinfold anthropometry (ANT), bioelectrical impedance ...