Development and validation of an equation to estimate body fat in elderly women

Development and validation of an equation to estimate body fat in elderly women

The purpose of this present study was to develop and validate a prediction equation for body composition assessment using anthropometric measures of elderly women. This is cross-sectional correlational study with 243 older women ± 64.5 years old and body mass index (BMI) ± 28.70 kg/m². For the devel...

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Main Authors: Vinicius de Oliveira Damasceno, Tercio Araújo do Rego Barros, Willemax dos Santos Gomes, Jhonnatan Vasconcelos Pereira Santos, Daniela Karina da Silva Ferreira, Eduardo Zapaterra Campos, André dos Santos Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2020-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Subjects:
Aged
Anthropometry
Body composition
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/73625

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