Open AccessScaling of human body composition to stature: new insights into body mass index
Author(s) -
Steven B. Heymsfield,
Dympna Gallagher,
Laurel Mayer,
Joel W. Beetsch,
Angelo Pietrobelli
Publication year - 2007
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/86.1.82
Subject(s) - body mass index , composition (language) , scaling , biology , endocrinology , mathematics , geometry , linguistics , philosophy
Although Quetelet first reported in 1835 that adult weight scales to the square of stature, limited or no information is available on how anatomical body compartments, including adipose tissue (AT), scale to height.
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