Relationship of BMI z score to fat percent and fat mass in multiethnic prepubertal children
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to examine the validity of body mass index z score (zBMI) as a measure of percent body fat in prepubertal children. METHODS: One hundred eleven multiethnic, healthy, Tanner 1 children aged 6-12 years had fat percent and fat mass measured by the four-compartment method as part of the Paediatric Rosetta Body Composition Cohort. Multiple regression models were developed with fat percent as the dependent variable and zBMI, age, sex and ethnicity as independent variables. RESULTS: 0.81). The average percent error was 7.2% in girls and 8.7% in boys. Age was associated with percentage body fat (P < 0.01), while ethnicity was not (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: scores are associated with significantly lower absolute percent errors in girls and boys.
Source: Pediatric Obesity
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12463
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Pregnancy weight trajectories and offspring adiposity, PEDIATRIC BODY COMPOSITION--ETHNIC SPECIFICITIES, Pregnancy weight trajectories and offspring adiposity, Population Research Center, New York Obesity Research Center, Obesity Research Center Training Grant, Training Grant in Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
OpenAlex ID: W2887515265