Development and validation of a prediction model for fat mass in children and adolescents: meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Mohammed T HuddaMary S FewtrellDalia HarounSooky LumJane E WilliamsJonathan C K WellsRichard D RileyChristopher G OwenDerek G CookAlicja R RudnickaPeter H WhincupClaire M NightingalePublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2019)
The developed model accurately predicted levels of fat mass in children aged 4-15 years. The prediction model is based on simple anthropometric measures without the need for more complex forms of assessment and could improve the accuracy of assessments for body fatness in children (compared with those provided by body mass index) for effective surveillance, prevention, and management of clinical and public health obesity.