Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents12
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KEY WORDS
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
body mass index
Rohrer index
weight-for-height
skinfold
anthropometry
receiver operating characteristic curve
sensitivity
specificity
children
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From the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (ZM, LMG-S, and WHD); the Institute of Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy (AP); the Department of Medicine, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand (AG); and the Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (MIG).
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