Body fat percentage and body mass index in a probability sample of an adult urban population in Brazil

• Main Authors: Luiz Antonio dos Anjos (Author), Fabiana da Costa Teixeira (Author), Vivian Wahrlich (Author), Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos (Author), Scott B. Going (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of the present study was to measure body composition in a probability sample of adults (≥ 20 years) living in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to assess the adequacy of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended body mass index (BMI) cut-offs values for identifying obe...