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Diagnostic Performance of Body Mass Index Using the Western Pacific Regional Office of World Health Organization Reference Standards for Body Fat Percentage

Associations between body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%), and health risks differ between Asian and European populations. BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity; however, its accuracy in detecting adiposity in Koreans is unknown. The present cross-sectional study aimed at assessing th...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Jong Lull, Cho, Jung Jin, Park, Kyung Mi, Noh, Hye Mi, Park, Yong Soon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653487
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2015.30.2.162