Can waist circumference provide a new "third" dimension to BMI when predicting percentage body fat in children? Insights using allometric modelling.

Alan Michael NevillElizabeth BryantKate WilkinsonThayse Natacha GomesRaquel ChavesSara PereiraPeter T KatzmarzykJosé MaiaMichael Joseph Duncan

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2018)

Compared with using BMI and WC in isolation, <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>BMI</mml:mi> <mml:msqrt><mml:mi>WC</mml:mi></mml:msqrt> <mml:mspace/></mml:math> could provide a more effective and equally noninvasive proxy for BF% in children that can be used in public and community health settings.

Keyphrases

body mass index
young adults
physical activity
body weight
weight loss