Design and validation of equations for weight estimation in adolescents.

Daniel Meyer Coracini Cláudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi Sandra Maria BarbalhoDaniel De Bortoli Teixeira

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The current weight of adolescents can be estimated with adequate accuracy and precision using sex-specific "Rucco Formulas-Adolescents", generated from regression models using only three predictor variables.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
body mass index
weight loss
weight gain