Measurements of body fat distribution: assessment of collinearity with body mass, adiposity and height in female adolescents

• Main Authors: Patrícia Feliciano Pereira (Author), Hiara Miguel Stanciola Serrano (Author), Gisele Queiroz Carvalho (Author), Sônia Machado Rocha Ribeiro (Author), Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio (Author), Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini (Author), Silvia Eloiza Priore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE : To verify the correlation between body fat location measurements with the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%) and height, according to the nutritional status in female adolescents. METHODS : A controlled cross-sectional study was carried out with 113 adolescents (G1: 38 with...