Diagnostic accuracy of anthropometric indices in predicting excess body fat among seven to ten-year-old children
PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of the body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in detecting excess body fat among schoolchildren in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 2,772 schoolchildren aged seven to ten years. Receive...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
2014-03-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000100243&lng=en&tlng=en |