Open AccessAnthropometric assessment of muscularity during growth: estimating fat-free mass with 2 skinfold-thickness measurements is superior to measuring midupper arm muscle area in healthy prepubertal children
Author(s) -
Kai R. Boye,
Triantafillia Dimitriou,
Friedrich Manz,
Eckhard Schöenau,
C. M. Neu,
Stefan A. Wudy,
Thomas Remer
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/76.3.628
Subject(s) - anthropometry , skinfold thickness , fat free mass , muscle mass , medicine , fat mass , body mass index , anatomy , endocrinology
Anthropometric measurements are widely used to determine body composition, especially in children.
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