Relationship of body mass index to percent body fat and waist circumference among schoolchildren in Japan - the influence of gender and obesity: a population-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ochiai Hirotaka (Author), Shirasawa Takako (Author), Nishimura Rimei (Author), Morimoto Aya (Author), Shimada Naoki (Author), Ohtsu Tadahiro (Author), Kujirai Emiko (Author), Hoshino Hiromi (Author), Tajima Naoko (Author), Kokaze Akatsuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the correlation coefficient between body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (%BF) or waist circumference (WC) has been reported, studies conducted among population-based schoolchildren to date have been limited in Japan,...