Scaling of body composition to height: relevance to height-normalized indexes
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Scaling of body composition to height: relevance to height-normalized indexes.
BACKGROUND Body weight scales to height with a power of ≈2, thus forming the basis of body mass index (weight/height(2)). The corresponding scaling of body composition to height has not been established in a representative sample of US adults. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to examine the scaling of weight, fat, fat-free mass, and bone mineral content to height. DESIGN Adult non-Hispani...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.007161