A Better Index of Body Adiposity

Obesity is a growing problem in the United States and throughout the world. It is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. The BMI has been used to assess body fat for almost 200 years. BMI is known to be of limited accuracy, and is different for males and females with similar %body adiposity. Here,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2011-05, Vol.19 (5), p.1083-1089
Hauptverfasser:	Bergman, Richard N., Stefanovski, Darko, Buchanan, Thomas A., Sumner, Anne E., Reynolds, James C., Sebring, Nancy G., Xiang, Anny H., Watanabe, Richard M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorptiometry, Photon - methods Adiposity Adolescent Adult Aged Body Mass Index Female Humans Intra-Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging Male Middle Aged United States Waist Circumference Waist-Hip Ratio Young Adult
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