Relationship of BMI z score to fat percent and fat mass in multiethnic prepubertal children.

M WilkesJ ThorntonM HorlickA SopherJ WangElizabeth Marie WidenR PiersonD Gallagher

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2018)

Given the relatively large error in the models, zBMI are not a useful indicator of fat mass in healthy, Tanner 1 children. zBMI2 scores are associated with significantly lower absolute percent errors in girls and boys.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
young adults
fatty acid
body mass index
physical activity
adverse drug