<b> Body mass index and skinfolds as indicators of obesity in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years </b>

• Main Authors: João Paulo Buraneli Mantoan (Author), Felipe Fossati Reichert (Author), Lilian Keila Barazetti (Author), Matheus Amarante do Nascimento (Author), Renata Selvatici Borges Januário (Author), Arli Ramos de Oliveira (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to compare the concordance of two obesity indicators, BMI and % body fat in boys and girls. Therefore, 100 girls and 100 boys, with ages ranging from 8 to 10 years, were submitted to anthropometric measurements for subsequent calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI) and % body...