Correlation between Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage
Althea Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been used to determine the nutritional status which is classified into low, normal, overweight or obese. The BMI only shows a comparison of height and weight instead of body composition which consists of fat mass and
Muhammad Ilman +2 more
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General obesity index or central obesity indicators: which is a better predictor of body fat percentage in the first trimester? [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthObjective To compare general and central obesity indicators in their association with body fat percentage (BFP) in early pregnancy. Methods A retrospective study was carried out involving 10,267 women with singleton pregnancy who completed their first ...
Anqi Xiong +7 more
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Revista Digital de Postgrado, 2021 The objective is to compare BMI with the percentage of body fat and ideal weight, to supplement BMI in the diagnosis of obesity, from a group of adults.
Gerardo Bauce
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Comparative analysis of measuring the body fat percentage by anthropometric methods and bioimpedance [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2020 Introduction/Objective. Body fat percentage (BFP) is the most reliable indicator of the nutritional status. For clinical practice, it is important but also insufficiently examined whether the determination of BFP should be relied exclusively on the ...
Jović Jelena +5 more
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Cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat percentage in young adults
RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2023 Relevance. Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) is the maximum amount of oxygen an individual can breathe in and utilize it to produce energy aerobically. The global epidemic of overweight and obesity -’globesity’ is emerging as a public health problem in
Harsha Soni +3 more
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Fitting Percentage of Body Fat to Simple Body Measurements: College Women
Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021 Percentage of body fat, age, weight, height, and 14 circumference measurements (e.g., waist) are given for 184 women aged 18–25. Body fat, one measure of health, was accurately determined by an underwater weighing technique which requires special ...
Roger W. Johnson
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Using bioelectrical impedance analysis for modeling regression and predicting body fat accumulation in dogs in East Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Obesity in dogs leads to several health problems, such as premature death, and contributes to other diseases. Recently, body fat percentage has been considered to represent the body condition of dogs, and bioelectrical impedance ...
Peera Arreesrisom +6 more
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The examination of the relationship between body composition and acceleration
Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2023 The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of body composition on acceleration. A total of 63 men, who are recreationally active and part of different sports branches (soccer, judo, basketball, tennis, taekwondo, and athletics), participated in ...
Ahmet Sanioğlu, İbrahim Halil Şahin
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Beyond apples and pears: sex-specific genetics of body fat percentage
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 IntroductionBiological sex influences both overall adiposity and fat distribution. Further, testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) influence adiposity and metabolic function, with differential effects of testosterone in men and women. Here,
Delnaz Roshandel +4 more
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The Correlation Between Some Body Composition Indices and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Females [PDF]
Women’s Health Bulletin, 2019 Background : Different body composition indices may indicate various physiological statuses. Objectives : The current study aimed at investigating the correlation between body composition indices (body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), and ...
Ensieh Shahrjooye Haghighi +1 more
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