A height-weight formula to measure body fat in childhood obesity.
Maria Rosaria LicenziatiGiada BallarinGabriella IannuzzoMaria Serena LonardoOlivia Di VincenzoArcangelo IannuzziGiuliana ValerioPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2022)
This formula may serve as surrogate for body fat estimation when instrumental tools are not available. Dealing with changes of body fat instead of BMI Z-score may help children and parents to focus on diet for health.