Impact of ethnicity upon body composition assessment in Sri Lankan Australian children

Objectives: Obesity is a disease with excess body fat where health is adversely affected. Therefore it is prudent to make the diagnosis of obesity based on the measure of percentage body fat. Body composition of a group of Australian children of Sri Lankan origin were studied to evaluate the applic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of paediatrics and child health 2005-03, Vol.41 (3), p.101-106
Hauptverfasser:	Wickramasinghe, VP, Cleghorn, GJ, Edmiston, KA, Davies, PSW
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Distribution Anthropometry Australia Australia - epidemiology bioelectrical impedance Body Composition Body fat Body Mass Index Child Children Electric Impedance Female Humans Male Obesity Obesity - ethnology Sex Distribution Sri Lanka - ethnology Sri Lankan Australian children Sri Lankan people
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