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Classification Accuracy of Body Mass Index for Excessive Body Fatness in Kuwaiti Adolescent Girls and Young Adult Women
PURPOSE: Adolescent obesity, as defined by BMI, is amongst the highest in the world in Kuwait. This study aimed to determine the extent to which BMI might be underestimating obesity as defined by excessive fatness in Kuwaiti female adolescents and young adults. METHODS: A total of 400 apparently hea...
Autores principales: | Al Hammadi, Hanouf, Reilly, John J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7147618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32308454 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S232545 |
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