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BMI is a poor predictor of adiposity in young overweight and obese children
BACKGROUND: The body mass index (BMI) is a simple and widely utilized screening tool for obesity in children and adults. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate if BMI could predict total fat mass (TFM) and percent body fat (%FAT) in a sample of overweight and obese children. METHODS: In t...
Autores principales: | Vanderwall, Cassandra, Randall Clark, R., Eickhoff, Jens, Carrel, Aaron L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28577356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0891-z |
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