Smoothed Body Composition Percentiles Curves for Mexican Children Aged 6 to 12 Years

Smoothed Body Composition Percentiles Curves for Mexican Children Aged 6 to 12 Years

Overweight children and childhood obesity are a public health problem in Mexico. Obesity is traditionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), but an excess of adiposity does not necessarily reflect a high BMI. Thus, body composition indexes are a better alternative. Our objective was to generate b...

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Main Authors: Melchor Alpizar, Vanessa-Giselle Peschard, Fabiola Escalante-Araiza, Nelly F. Altamirano-Bustamante, Chiharu Murata, Ramón Arenas-Pérez, Ernesto Rodriguez-Ayala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
childhood obesity
percentiles
body composition
LMS method
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/4/12/112

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