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The body adiposity index (hip circumference ÷ height(1.5)) is not a more accurate measure of adiposity than is BMI, waist circumference, or hip circumference
Based on cross-sectional analyses, it was suggested that hip circumference divided by height(1.5) minus 18 (the body adiposity index, BAI), could directly estimate percent body fat without the need for further correction for sex or age. We compared the prediction of percent body fat, as assessed by...
Autores principales: | Freedman, David S., Thornton, John, Pi-Sunyer, F. Xavier, Heymsfield, Steven B., Wang, Jack, Pierson, Richard N., Blanck, Heidi M, Gallagher, Dympna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22484365 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2012.81 |
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