<b>Sensitivity and specificity of body mass index-based classification systems for overweight in children 7-10 years old</b>
The objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of BMI-based classification systems for detecting excess body fat in schoolchildren. A total of 2,795 schoolchildren aged 7 to 10 years were examined. Excess body fat was defined as the standardized residuals of sum of three...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2013v15n3p267/24309 |