Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls - The LOOK study

Dick TELFORD; Ross Cunningham; Robin M. Daly; Graham Reynolds; Tony Lafferty; Karen Gravenmaker; Marc Budge; Ahmad Javaid; Shona Bass; Rohan Telford

doi:10.1080/03014460802014625

Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls - The LOOK study

Dick TELFORD
, Ross Cunningham
, Robin M. Daly
, Graham Reynolds
, Tony Lafferty
, Karen Gravenmaker
, Marc Budge
, Ahmad Javaid
, Shona Bass
, Rohan Telford

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Abstract

Various charts based on body mass index (BMI) and per cent body fat (%BF) are used to classify childhood body composition but outcomes may vary. Aim: The study investigated variation in incidences of childhood obesity as depicted by four classification charts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-341
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Human Biology
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460802014625
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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