Estimation of percentage of body fat in field studies – a method based on relative elbow breadth (Frame Index) and BMI

Background Over the last 20 years, a decreasing trend in external skeletal robusticity and an increasing trend in overweight and obesity was observed worldwide in adults and children as modern lifestyles in nutritional and activity behavior have changed. However, body mass index (BMI) as a measu...

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Main Authors: Rebekka Mumm, Anna Reimann, Christiane Scheffler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsverlag Potsdam 2021-06-01
Series:Human Biology and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/3