Body Fat Percentages by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Corresponding to Body Mass Index Cutoffs for Overweight and Obesity in Indian Children
Author(s) -
Deepa Pandit,
Shashi Chiplonkar,
Anuradha Khadilkar,
Vaman Khadilkar,
Veena Ekbote
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical medicine pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1178-220X
DOI - 10.4137/cmped.s3446
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , obesity , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , percentile , classification of obesity , cutoff , body fat percentage , demography , body adiposity index , dual energy , childhood obesity , receiver operating characteristic , fat mass , bone mineral , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics , sociology , physics , osteoporosis
Indians are suspected to have higher body fat percent at a given body mass index (BMI) than their western counterparts.
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