Agreement between BMI and body fat obesity definitions in a physically active population

Agreement between BMI and body fat obesity definitions in a physically active population

ABSTRACT Objectives Body mass index (BMI) is a widely used proxy of body composition (BC). Concerns exist regarding possible BMI misclassification among active populations. We compared the prevalence of obesity as categorized by BMI or by skinfold estimates of body fat percentage (BF%) in a physic...

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Main Authors: Luiz Guilherme G. Porto, Rosenkranz M. Nogueira, Eugênio C. Nogueira, Guilherme E. Molina, Andrea Farioli, Luiz Fernando Junqueira Jr., Stefanos N. Kales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-11-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Body composition
firefighters
cardiorespiratory fitness
sensitivity
specificity
BMI
body fat
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