Equations based on anthropometry to predict body fat measured by absorptiometry in schoolchildren and adolescents

Objective: To develop and validate equations to estimate the percentage of body fat of children and adolescents from Mexico using anthropometric measurements. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 601 children and adolescents from Mexico aged 5–19 years. The participants were randoml...

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Main Authors: Luis Ortiz-Hernández, A. Valeria Vega López, Norma Ramos-Ibáñez, L. Joana Cázares Lara, R. Joab Medina Gómez, Diana Pérez-Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717300426