A number of measures of childhood adiposity are in use, but all are relatively imprecise and prone to bias. We constructed an adiposity index (AI) using a number of different measures.

Creation of an adiposity index for children aged 6-8 years: the Gateshead Millennium Study

FRANCO VILLORIA, Maria;
2013-01-01

Abstract

A number of measures of childhood adiposity are in use, but all are relatively imprecise and prone to bias. We constructed an adiposity index (AI) using a number of different measures.
2013
2013
Article ID 431825
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Adipose Tissue; Body Composition; Child; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity; Waist Circumference; Adiposity; Body Mass Index
Pearce, Mark S; James, Peter W; Franco-Villoria, Maria; Parkinson, Kathryn N; Jones, Angela R; Basterfield, Laura; Drewett, Robert F; Wright, Charlott...espandi
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