Body mass index and body fat percentage in assessing obesity: An analytical study among the adolescents of Dibrugarh, Assam
Background: Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most commonly used indices to measure the weight status of an individual. However, it takes only height and weight of individual into account. The relative body composition can be calculated regardless of height and weight by body fat percentage (BF%)....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=4;spage=277;epage=281;aulast=Saikia |