Association between body mass index, waist-to-height ratio and adiposity in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Martin-Calvo, L Moreno-Galarraga… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has been suggested as the gold standard to …

Body fat throughout childhood in 2647 healthy Danish children: agreement of BMI, waist circumference, skinfolds with dual X-ray absorptiometry

C Wohlfahrt-Veje, J Tinggaard, K Winther… - European journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Results:% BF differed with age, sex, pubertal stage and social class. SF% BF correlated
strongly with DXA% BF (r= 0.86). BMI and WC also correlated positively with DXA% BF (Z …

Waist circumference-to-height ratio predicts adiposity better than body mass index in children and adolescents

P Brambilla, G Bedogni, M Heo… - International journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Objective: Body mass index (BMI) is the surrogate measure of adiposity most commonly
employed in children and adults. Waist circumference (WC) and the waist circumference-to …

Equations based on anthropometric measurements for adipose tissue, body fat, or body density prediction in children and adolescents: a scoping review

MS Cerqueira, PRS Amorim, IGA Encarnação… - Eating and Weight …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Assessing the body composition of children and adolescents is important to monitor
their health status. Anthropometric measurements are feasible and less-expensive than …

[HTML][HTML] Age-and sex-related percentiles of skinfold thickness, waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio: results from a population-based …

E Rönnecke, M Vogel, S Bussler, N Grafe, A Jurkutat… - Obesity facts, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Skinfold thickness (ST), waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC)
measurements are simple methods for assessing fat tissue at defined body parts. We …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalência de obesidade abdominal e excesso de gordura em escolares de uma cidade serrana no sul do Brasil

JL Pedroni, RR Rech, R Halpern… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
A obesidade é considerada a mais importante desordem nutricional devido ao aumento
acelerado de suas prevalências nos últimos anos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar …

Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with total adiposity of children in the United States: National Health and Examination Survey 2005 to …

CE Moore, Y Liu - Nutrition research, 2016 - Elsevier
A negative association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamn D (25 [OH] D) concentrations and
adiposity has been found in adults. We hypothesized that serum 25 (OH) D concentrations of …

[PDF][PDF] Four-site skinfolds and body fat percentage references in 6-to-17-year old Turkish children and adolescents

B Cicek, A Ozturk, D Unalan, M Bayat… - J Pak Med …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Objective: As skinfolds from four-sites (triceps, biceps, subscapular, suprailiac) and body fat
percentage in 6-17 years is lacking in Turkey. This study was undertaken to produce …

The Influence of cultural experiences on the associations between socio-economic status and motor performance as well as body fat percentage of grade one learners …

E Africa, OV Stryp, M Musálek - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fundamental movement skills (FMS), physical fitness (PF) and body fat percentage (BF%)
are significantly related to socio-economic status (SES). However, it remains unclear why …

Niveles de obesidad, glicemia en ayuno y condición física en escolares chilenos

P Delgado Floody, F Caamaño Navarrete… - Nutrición …, 2015 - SciELO Espana
Antecedentes: en Chile se han modificado drásticamente los patrones de alimentación y de
actividad física. El principal problema nutricional que enfrenta la sociedad chilena es el …