Anthropometric parameters to estimate body frame size in children and adolescents: A systematic review.

Francisco Javier Guzmán-de la Garza María Susana Cerino Peñaloza Mariana García Leal Ana María Salinas Martínez Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos Hid Felizardo Cordero Franco

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2022)

There was no unified BFS measurement in children and adolescents neither reference cut-off values for categorization. The Frame index was the most frequently used. It is difficult to compare BFS statistics due to the diversity of measurements. It is necessary to standardize the use of the methods for measuring BFS.

Keyphrases

body composition