Can skinfold thickness equations be substituted for bioimpedance analysis in children?

• Main Authors: Gabriele Carra Forte (Author), Carlos Alberto Sandre Rodrigues (Author), Eduardo Mundstock (Author), Thaís Santos dos Santos (Author), Adriano Detoni Filho (Author), Juliana Noal (Author), Marina Azambuja Amaral (Author), Luiza Tweedie Preto (Author), Fernanda Maria Vendrusculo (Author), Rita Mattiello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the agreement between the most used skinfold thickness equations with multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis in the prediction of body fat levels in children. Method: A cross-sectional study of healthy Brazilian community-dwelling individuals. T...