Childhood overweight and obesity, a worldwide problem, is generally identified using BMI
(body mass index). However, this application of BMI has been little investigated in children …

Background/objectives Due to the increase in childhood obesity, identifying children with
excess body fat as early as possible is essential. Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used …

Objective: To ascertain whether body mass index (BMI) cutoffs calculated according to age
and pubertal stage are superior to BMI cutoffs calculated on the basis of age alone at …

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 …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is little information regarding the effect of different definitions
of obesity on nutritional epidemiology. The aim was thus to assess:(a) the values of …

Purpose Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to predict%
body fat (BF) and classify degrees of pediatric adiposity. However, both measures have …

Objective: To examine the inter‐relationships of body composition variables derived from
simple anthropometry [BMI and skinfolds (SFs)], bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and …

The use of fat mass index and fat-free mass index in expressing body composition data
allows one to easily assess the contribution of each to body mass index. If appropriate …

Objective To investigate methodological aspects in body fat (BF) measurements in 7-to-10-
year-old children. Study design Systematic review of the literature. Methods The studies …

Aim Obesity may start early in life. We investigated relationships between size and body
composition variables in infancy and at 4 years of age using valid estimates of body …