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Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship between the Body Mass Index and Body Fat: Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Data
BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measures such as the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are widely used as convenient indices of adiposity, yet there are limitations in their estimates of body fat. We aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity using criteria based on the BMI and waist circum...
Autores principales: | Pasco, Julie A., Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Brennan, Sharon L., Kotowicz, Mark A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22253741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029580 |
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