Open AccessPrediction of total and visceral fat contents using anthropometric measures of adiposity in women
Author(s) -
TP Weerarathna,
Sarath Lekamwasam,
Mahinda Rodrigo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v53i4.281
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , visceral fat , obesity , environmental health , insulin resistance
Although techniques such as dual energy xray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative CT are available to estimate global and regional adiposity, anthropometric measurements are often used to detect adiposity in clinical practice.
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