Open AccessSensitivity and specificity of classification systems for fatness in adolescents
Author(s) -
Martin Neovius,
Yvonne Linné,
Britta Barkeling,
Stephan Rössner
Publication year - 2004
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/80.3.597
Subject(s) - overweight , receiver operating characteristic , percentile , body mass index , cutoff , false positive paradox , medicine , obesity , sensitivity (control systems) , childhood obesity , demography , statistics , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , electronic engineering , sociology , engineering
Various body mass index (BMI) standards have been proposed for defining overweight in adolescence, but few studies have evaluated their diagnostic accuracy.
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