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Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Objective Body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) are anthropometric measures to evaluate body adiposity in the various age groups. The present study aims to compare the predictive value of TMI and BMI for metabolic syndrome (Mets) in ...
Mehri Khoshhali +6 more
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Trends in BMI Percentile and Body Fat Percentage in Children 12 to 17 Years of Age
Children, 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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Frontiers 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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Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016 Objective: To describe the association between fat mass index and fat-free mass index values and factors associated with cardiovascular risk in adolescents in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.
Patrícia Morais de Oliveira +5 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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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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Income and body mass index in Europe [PDF]
Economics & Human Biology, 2006 The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its determinants. In this paper, we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine European Union countries.
Jaume Garcia Villar +1 more
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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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Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index [PDF]
, 2011 The relationship between parental BMI and that of their adult offspring, when increased adiposity can become a clinical issue, is unknown. We investigated the intergenerational change in body mass index (BMI) distribution, and examined the sex-specific ...
AG Barnett +20 more
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Changes in ponderal index and body mass index across childhood and their associations with fat mass and cardiovascular risk factors at age 15 [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Little is known about whether associations between childhood adiposity and later adverse cardiovascular health outcomes are driven by tracking of overweight from childhood to adulthood and/or by vascular and metabolic changes from childhood ...
A Fraser +29 more
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