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The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study
International Journal of Obesity · 2002 · Vol. 26(6) · pp. 789–796
AS Jackson✉(Texas A&M University)Stanforth Pr(Texas A&M University)Jacques Gagnon(Université Laval)Tuomo Rankinen(Pennington Biomedical Research Center)Arturo S. León(University of Minnesota)D. C. Rao(Washington University in St. Louis)JS Skinner(Indiana University Bloomington)Claude Bouchard(Pennington Biomedical Research Center)Wilmore Jh(Texas A&M University)
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsObesity, Physical Activity, DietBody Composition Measurement TechniquesBody mass indexDemographyMedicineBody fat percentageAnalysis of varianceLinear regressionHydrostatic weighingRegression analysisObesityRace (biology)
MeSH terms
Adipose TissueAdolescentAdultAgedAgingBody CompositionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMathematicsMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsBody Mass Index
Funding
- University of Minnesota
- University of Washington
- School of Medicine, Indiana University
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- NIH Clinical Center
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