Sensitivity and specificity of body mass index in determining obesity in children

Background: The purpose of this study is to determine sensitivity and specificity of body mass index (BMI) based on Center for Disease Control 2000 (CDC) percentiles compared to fat mass index (FMI) as an indicator of being really obese in children. Obesity was compared based on these two indexes am...

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Main Authors: Mehnoosh Samadi, Haleh Sadrzade- Yeganeh, Leila Azadbakht, Kourosh Jafarian, Abbas Rahimi, Gity Sotoudeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=7;spage=537;epage=542;aulast=Samadi