Estimation of body fat among 2-to-7-year-old Spanish children by different skinfolds equations and waist-to-height ratio
Author(s) -
Ana Gutiérrez-Hervás,
Ernesto CortésCastell,
Mercedes Juste Ruiz,
Vicente Gil-Guillén,
Mercedes Rizo Baeza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.1111
Subject(s) - waist , circumference , waist to height ratio , overweight , medicine , obesity , classification of obesity , demography , anthropometry , abdominal obesity , abdominal fat , childhood obesity , body adiposity index , fat mass , endocrinology , mathematics , geometry , sociology
It seems relevant to analyze the body composition in the early childhood. However, there is not an agreement in the protocol to assess body composition in this age range/group.
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