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Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2022 Background: The body mass index parameter is currently used to determine obesity (excess body fat) in children. Using this measure has limitations in predicting body fat, particularly in adolescents.
Annang Giri Moelyo +9 more
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Body Mass Index and Melanoma Prognosis
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2021 Introduction: Obesity has been suggested as a risk factor in the progression of malignancies, including melanoma. Most studies defined obesity using body mass index (BMI), although the index is considered an imperfect measure of body composition ...
Nicoletta Cassano +3 more
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Association of Sex-Related Differences in Body Composition to Change of Direction Speed in Police Officers While Carrying Load [PDF]
, 2020 Regardless of sex or body size, police tasks may require officers to change direction speed (CODS) under occupational loads. The purpose of this study was to investigate body composition and CODS in female and male police cadets in both unloaded and ...
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundAccurate obesity classification is important so that appropriate intervention can be instituted to modify metabolic risk factors. Commonly utilized body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) are influenced by lean mass whereas fat mass
Joseph C Wong +4 more
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EClinicalMedicine, 2021 Background: Pregestational excessive body mass index (BMI) is linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but less is known on the effect of adolescent BMI on GDM occurrence.
Gabriel Chodick +13 more
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SOFTWARE TO ASSESS BEEF CATTLE BODY MASS THROUGH THE FUZZY BODY MASS INDEX [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2016 The Body Mass Index (BMI) can be used by farmers to help determine the time of evaluation of the body mass gain of the animal. However, the calculation of this index does not reveal immediately whether the animal is ready for slaughter or if it needs ...
Luís R. A. Gabriel Filho +5 more
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A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundObesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide.
Nir Y Krakauer, Jesse C Krakauer
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Effect Of The Body Mass Index To Body Fat
Kinestetik, 2020 Many sports nutritionist noted that the loss of weight, or more accurately, to lose body fat, is the main reason athletes asking for nutritional counseling. This study aims to determine the effect of BMI on body fat.
Asep Prabowo +2 more
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The sitting-height index of build, (body mass)/(sitting height)³, as an improvement on the body mass index for children, adolescents and young adults [PDF]
, 2018 The body mass index (BMI) is unsatisfactory in being affected by both relative leg length and height, and, for use with children and adolescents, therefore needs to be interpreted in relation to age. The sitting-height index of build (body mass)/(sitting
Burton, Richard
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Obesity Reviews, 2001 SummaryBody mass index (BMI) is the cornerstone of the current classification system for obesity and its advantages are widely exploited across disciplines ranging from international surveillance to individual patient assessment. However, like all anthropometric measurements, it is only a surrogate measure of body fatness.
Prentice, A, Jebb, SA
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