Overweight and obesity in Slovak high school students and body composition indicators
A non-randomized cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15369185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bibiána Vadašová (0000-0001-8238-2425, University of Prešov), Pavol Čech (0000-0001-5813-4915, University of Prešov), Viera Smerecka (University of Prešov), Ján Junger (0000-0002-9672-653X, University of Prešov), Martin Zvonař (0000-0002-4807-6843, Masaryk University, corresponding author), Pavel Ruzbarsky (0000-0002-3989-270X, University of Prešov) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 808-808 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-3508-9 |
| PMID | 27535124 |
| OpenAlex | W2514449201 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
The characteristics of body composition are very useful determinants of health and nutrition status. Our data revealed a direct association between BMI value and chosen body composition indicators. The most accurate indicator of overweight and obesity in our study appears to be waist circumference for both male and female population
Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Body adiposity index · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Classification of obesity · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Fat mass · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Population · Statistics · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |