Prevalence of obesity and the relationship between the body mass index and body fat: cross-sectional, population-based data.

Prevalence of obesity and the relationship between the body mass index and body fat: cross-sectional, population-based data.

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measures such as the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are widely used as convenient indices of adiposity, yet there are limitations in their estimates of body fat. We aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity using criteria based on the BMI and waist circum...

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Main Authors: Julie A Pasco, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Sharon L Brennan, Mark A Kotowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3258232?pdf=render

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