Body Composition Assessment by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Prediction of Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

• Main Authors: Minoo Heidari Almasi (Author), Maryam Barzin (Author), Sara Serahati (Author), Majid Valizadeh (Author), Amirabbas Momenan (Author), Feridoun Azizi (Author), Farhad Hosseinpanah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: We aimed at evaluating the best body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat (PBF) cutoffs related to cardio-metabolic risk factors and comparing the discriminative power of PBF and BMI for predicting these risk factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study in phase V (2012-2015), 1271 p...