BMI z-score in obese children is a poor predictor of adiposity changes over time

BACKGROUND: The age and sex standardized body mass index (BMIz) is a simple and widely utilized screening tool for obesity in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the BMIz trajectory versus the percent body fat (%FAT) trajectory, and if BMIz co...

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Autores principales: Vanderwall, Cassandra, Eickhoff, Jens, Randall Clark, R., Carrel, Aaron L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29880034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1160-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29880034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1160-5

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