Comparison of Body Mass Index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa

Comparison of Body Mass Index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa

Abstract Background The aim of this paper was to investigate whether BMI and fat percentage classification criteria, would classify a sample of 7–13 year old boys from a rural background in similar nutritional categories. Methods A cross-sectional study with a stratified random sampling included 601...

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Main Authors: Maya van Gent, Anita Pienaar, Habib Noorbhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Anthropometry
Children
Body Composition
South Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02419-9

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