Determining the Accuracy of Body Mass Index: Body Composition Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)

Abstract Background: Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine overweightness and obesity in epidemiological studies regardless of the sex and age of the subjects. Golden Standards were presented by the World Health Organization to estimate obesity by measuring body fat percentiles. The p...

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Main Authors: Alireza Shahab Jahanlou, Kamyar Kouzekanani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Arak Medical University 2015-07-01
Series:Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk
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Online Access:http://amuj.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-3207-en.pdf