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Cut-off Values of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-to-Height Ratio to Identify Excess Abdominal Fat: Population-Based Screening of Japanese Schoolchildren
BACKGROUND: School-based screening and prevention programs for adiposity generally target school children in grades 4 and 6 (age 9–11 years). The aims of this study were to evaluate the validity of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in identifying abdom...
Autores principales: | Fujita, Yuki, Kouda, Katsuyasu, Nakamura, Harunobu, Iki, Masayuki |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Japan Epidemiological Association
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3899408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21467729 http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20100116 |
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