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FAT-FREE MASS INDEX AND FAT MASS INDEX OF INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BIALA PODLASKA

open access: yesPedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2015
Introduction: A steady and considerable increase in the incidence of overweight and obesity is observed in the majority of developed countries. It affects every age group, regardless of sex and race.
Agnieszka Wasiluk, Jerzy Saczuk
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The Estimation of the Fat Free Mass Index in Athletes

open access: hybridAsian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012
The purpose of this investigation was to compare a practical measurement of fat free mass index (FFMI) from bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) value in collegiate athletes.Thirty-three male baseball players and 16 female gymnasts volunteered to participate in this study during their respective pre ...
Jeremy P. Loenneke   +5 more
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Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundThe association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality is particularly strong and direct when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). One conceivable explanation for this association is that WC adjusted for BMI is a better predictor of the ...
Tina Landsvig Berentzen   +13 more
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Correlations of Anthropometric Measurements With Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass, and Fat Mass Index in School-Age Children. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Childhood obesity is a growing public health issue globally, including in India. Anthropometric measures such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and skinfold thickness are commonly used to estimate body fat percentage (BF%), but their correlations with fat mass (FM) and fat mass index (FMI) are less emphasized.
Singh SP   +6 more
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Effect Of The Body Mass Index To Body Fat

open access: yesKinestetik, 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 use of body mass index for measurement of fat mass in children is highly dependant on abdominal fat

open access: bronzeEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009
We examined the relationship between body fat and body mass index (BMI) in a multiethnic population of obese children. BMI z-scores were compared to DEXA measures of whole body composition and regional fat distribution. Fat mass index (FMI) was best predicted by the equation: 1/[(0.159- 0.013 x percentile of total abdominal fat)- (0.01 x BMI z-score)],
Adel El Taguri   +3 more
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Body mass index percentiles versus body composition assessments: Challenges for disease risk classifications in children

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundIdentifying at-risk children with optimal specificity and sensitivity to allow for the appropriate intervention strategies to be implemented is crucial to improving the health and well-being of children. We determined relationships of body mass
Jody L. Clasey   +9 more
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Trends in BMI Percentile and Body Fat Percentage in Children 12 to 17 Years of Age

open access: yesChildren, 2022
This study evaluates the cross-sectional trends in body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) percentile rank, and the relationship between the two in 332 (177 boys, 155 girls) 12- to 17-year-old children.
Pat R. Vehrs   +3 more
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Comparison of fat-free mass index and fat mass index in Chinese adults [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012
To compare the characteristics of body composition for different gender and age in a large number of apparently healthy Chinese subjects, and to determine reference values for fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI).In total, 61,382 Chinese adults (age range: 18-92 years) were consecutively enrolled into the study.
Yansong Zheng   +6 more
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