Objectives: Identify the importance and associated indications of height assessment.
Describe the equipment, personnel, preparation, and technique recommended for height …

Introduction Childhood adiposity markers can be standardised for height in the form of
indices (marker/heightp) to make meaningful comparisons of adiposity patterns within and …

Body fat mass (FM) has advantages over body mass index (BMI) in terms of accuracy of
fitness assessment and health monitoring. However, the relationship between FM and …

Importance Childhood obesity, defined by cutoffs based on the weight-based marker of body
mass index, is associated with adult type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. Whether childhood fat mass …

BMI is an index of body weight corrected for body height calculated as kg/m2. In
epidemiology, clinical practice, and research BMI is used for characterization and …

Background: It is essential to quantify the accuracy and precision of bioelectrical impedance
(BIA)-estimated percent body fat (% BF) to better interpret community-based research …

Short sleep appears to elevate obesity risk in youth; however, sleep is a multidimensional
construct, and few studies have investigated parameters beyond duration. The objective of …

Background The assessment of body composition is central in diagnosis and treatment of
paediatric obesity, but a criterion method is not feasible in clinical practice. Even the use of …

Dear Editor, We read with interest the recent article by Dr Agbaje in Pediatric Research
entitled,“Waist-circumference-to-height-ratio had better longitudinal agreement with DEXA …

Objective To evaluate the performance of a UK based prediction model for estimating fat-
free mass (and indirectly fat mass) in children and adolescents in non-UK settings. Design …