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 limitations. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a combination of WC and BMI would more accurately predict %BF than either alone. Methods: In a nationally representative sample of 2,303 6- to 13-year-old Swiss children, weight, height, and WC were measured, and %BF was determined from multiple skinfold thicknesses. Regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the combination of WC and BMI in predicting %BF against WC or BMI alone. An optimized composite score (CS) was generated. Results: A quadratic polynomial combinati...
Objective: To investigate the quantitative relationship between WC and height and subsequently the a...
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of body fat patterns and single measure...
peer reviewedObjective: Validation of body adiposity index (BAI) in a paediatrics sample; and to dev...
Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to predict % body fat (B...
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to predict % body fat (BF) and cl...
Introduction Body mass index (BMI) is often criticized for not being able to distinguish between lea...
We evaluated the accuracy of skinfold thicknesses, BMI and waist circumference for the prediction of...
We evaluated the accuracy of skinfold thicknesses, BMI and waist circumference for the prediction of...
BACKGROUND: Paediatric research analysing the relationship between the easy-to-use anthropometric me...
OBJECTIVES: Central obesity, measured as waist circumference (WC), is an important risk factor fo...
Background: Body mass index (BMI) is a common indirect method to assess weight status among children...
Objective: To assess whether waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) is a better estimate of body fat percentag...
Context. Waist circumference may offer improved diagnosis of obesity in youth compared with body mas...
Context. Waist circumference may offer improved diagnosis of obesity in youth compared with body mas...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify in a group of 8-y-old prepubertal children the anth...
Objective: To investigate the quantitative relationship between WC and height and subsequently the a...
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of body fat patterns and single measure...
peer reviewedObjective: Validation of body adiposity index (BAI) in a paediatrics sample; and to dev...
Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to predict % body fat (B...
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are widely used to predict % body fat (BF) and cl...
Introduction Body mass index (BMI) is often criticized for not being able to distinguish between lea...
We evaluated the accuracy of skinfold thicknesses, BMI and waist circumference for the prediction of...
We evaluated the accuracy of skinfold thicknesses, BMI and waist circumference for the prediction of...
BACKGROUND: Paediatric research analysing the relationship between the easy-to-use anthropometric me...
OBJECTIVES: Central obesity, measured as waist circumference (WC), is an important risk factor fo...
Background: Body mass index (BMI) is a common indirect method to assess weight status among children...
Objective: To assess whether waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) is a better estimate of body fat percentag...
Context. Waist circumference may offer improved diagnosis of obesity in youth compared with body mas...
Context. Waist circumference may offer improved diagnosis of obesity in youth compared with body mas...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify in a group of 8-y-old prepubertal children the anth...
Objective: To investigate the quantitative relationship between WC and height and subsequently the a...
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of body fat patterns and single measure...
peer reviewedObjective: Validation of body adiposity index (BAI) in a paediatrics sample; and to dev...