Open AccessAccuracy of different cutoff points of body mass index to identify overweight according to body fat values estimated by DEXA
Author(s) -
Caroline Cristina Anzolin,
Diego Augusto Santos Silva,
Edner Fernando Zanuto,
Suziane Ungari Cayres,
Jamile Sanches Codogno,
Paulo Costa,
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado,
Diego Giulliano Destro Christófaro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.1016/j.jped.2016.04.010
Subject(s) - cutoff , overweight , medicine , body mass index , obesity , anthropometry , body fat percentage , physics , quantum mechanics
To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of different cutoff points of body mass index for predicting overweight/obesity according to body fat values estimated by DEXA among Brazilian adolescents.
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