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Anthropometric predictors of body fat in a large population of 9‐year‐old school‐aged children

OBJECTIVE: To develop and cross‐validate predictive models for percentage body fat (%BF) from anthropometric measurements [including BMI z‐score (zBMI) and calf circumference (CC)] excluding skinfold thickness. METHODS: A descriptive study was carried out in 3,084 pre‐pubertal children. Regression m...

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Autores principales: Almeida, Sílvia M, Furtado, José M, Mascarenhas, Paulo, Ferraz, Maria E, Silva, Luís R, Ferreira, José C, Monteiro, Mariana, Vilanova, Manuel, Ferraz, Fernando P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5043499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27708844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.51