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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2021 Background A higher body fat percentage is associated with hypertension, even in non-obese individuals. The difference in body composition may be related to hypertension. The fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) are proposed indicators of
Masato Takase +17 more
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The utility of fat mass index vs. body mass index and percentage of body fat in the screening of metabolic syndrome [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2013 Abstract Background It has been well documented that obesity is closely associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Although body mass index (BMI) is the most frequently used method to assess overweightness and obesity, this method has been criticized because BMI does not always reflect true body fatness, which may be ...
Yanping Liu +3 more
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FAT-FREE MASS INDEX AND FAT MASS INDEX OF INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BIALA PODLASKA
Pedagogics, 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
Asian 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]
PLoS 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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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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Eastern 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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Role of ultra-processed food in fat mass index between 6 and 11 years of age: a cohort study. [PDF]
Int J Epidemiol, 2021 BACKGROUND Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity have been highlighted as an important relationship to public health. We aimed to evaluate the association between ultra-processed food consumption and body fat from 6 to 11 years of age.
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Age and gender-related fat mass index and fat- free mass index patterns among adolescents in Surulere LGA, Lagos [PDF]
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2014 Background: Percent body fat, fat mass and fat mass index are measures of body fat while fat free mass and fat free mass index measure lean mass. These measures of body composition vary with age and sex.Aim: To show the age-related patterns of measures ...
David, AN +3 more
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Relationship between Body Mass Index and, Fat-Free Mass Index and Fat-Mass Index in Korean Population. [PDF]
Exercise Science, 2013 Soonchang Sung, Hyun‐Soo Kim
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