Comparisons of percentage body fat, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-stature ratio in adults

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WaistBody mass indexBody adiposity indexClassification of obesityBody fat percentageCircumferencePercentileMedicineNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyBody volume indexPopulationAnthropometryWaist-to-height ratioObesityInternal medicineDemographyEndocrinologyFat massMathematicsStatistics

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 89
Issue: 2
Pages: 500-508
Citations: 803
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                                    Katherine M. Flegal, 
                                
                                    John Shepherd, 
                                
                                    Anne C. Looker
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Comparisons of percentage body fat, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-stature ratio in adults. 
                            American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
                            , 89
                            (2)
                            , 500-508.
                            https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2008.26847
                        

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DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26847