BMI or BIA: Is Body Mass Index or Body Fat Mass a Better Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in Overweight or Obese Children and Adolescents?

BMI or BIA: Is Body Mass Index or Body Fat Mass a Better Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in Overweight or Obese Children and Adolescents?

Background: Body fat (BF) percentiles for German children and adolescents have recently been published. This study aims to evaluate the association between bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA)-derived BF and cardiovascular risk factors and to investigate whether BF is better suited than BMI in chil...

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Main Authors: Barbara Bohn, Manfred James Müller, Gunter Simic-Schleicher, Wieland Kiess, Wolfgang Siegfried, Monika Oelert, Sabine Tuschy, Stefan Berghem, Reinhard W. Holl, for the APV Initiative and the German BMBF Competence Network Obesity
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-04-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Body fat
Body mass index
Cardiovascular risk
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Children
Adolescent
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381227

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