Objective: The aim of this study was to define body fat percentiles for German children and
adolescents aged 3–16 years using the largest German database. Methods: The study …

OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM) and percentage
body fat (% fat) by six different methods in prepubertal girls. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of body fat mass measured by dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA) to BMI in young girls, according to age and normative BMI percentile …

Objective: To compare body fatness estimated using a skinfold technique and body mass
index (BMI) with body fatness estimated using the body water dilution method in healthy …

Objective: To explore the relationships between height and (a) fat-free mass (FFM) and (b)
fat mass (FM) in children in order to determine the optimum means of adjusting body …

Aims Body mass index (BMI) shows several limitations as indicator of fatness. Using the
International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reference and the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Objective: To predict the percent body fat (% BF) cutoff values corresponding to overweight
and obesity recommended by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) in Korean children …

The aim of this study was to provide percentile values for several indices of central adiposity
in 9-and 15-year-old Swedish children from the European Youth Heart Study (n= 1 075) …

During the past decades, childhood obesity has increased dramatically both in developing
and developed countries [1, 2]. In 2009-2010, 18.2% of US children and adolescents aged 6 …

Background: Body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (% BF) are widely used to
assess adiposity. These indexes fail to account for independent contributions of fat mass …