Body Shape Indices in Adolescents Based on the 2009–2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) is a recently proposed index for standardizing waist circumference (WC) for body mass index (BMI) and height in adults, using 2/3 and 1/2 as scaling exponents, respectively. However, ABSI has limited applicability to children and adolescents, as the relationship between hei...

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Main Authors: Byung Ok Kwak, Jisun Lim, Sochung Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/894