Body mass index vs deuterium dilution method for establishing childhood obesity prevalence, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia and United Republic of Tanzania

OBJECTIVE: To compare the World Health Organization (WHO) body mass index (BMI)-for-age definition of obesity against measured body fatness in African children. METHODS: In a prospective multicentre study over 2013 to 2017, we recruited 1516 participants aged 8 to 11 years old from urban areas of ei...

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Autores principales: Diouf, Adama, Adom, Theodosia, Aouidet, Abdel, El Hamdouchi, Asmaa, Joonas, Noorjehan I, Loechl, Cornelia U, Leyna, Germana H, Mbithe, Dorcus, Moleah, Thabisile, Monyeki, Andries, Nashandi, Hilde Liisa, Somda, Serge MA, Reilly, John J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6239005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455532
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.205948

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