Adiposity assessments: Agreement between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric measures in U.S. children

201439 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

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Tuan T. Nguyen · Institute for Reproductive and Family Health

Abstract

High agreement and small racial-ethnic variations in the association between %BF and anthropometric measures support the use of anthropometric measures, especially WHtR and TSF, as proxy indicators for adiposity.

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Body Composition Measurement Techniques Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutrition and Health in Aging

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Published in: Obesity

Volume 22, Issue 6, pp. 1495-1504

DOI: 10.1002/oby.20689

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Adiposity assessments: Agreement between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric measures in U.S. children

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