Comparison of Body Composition and Body Mass Index in the Determination of Obesity in Schoolchildren
TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.57, no.5, pp.506-510, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 57 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2022.21320
- Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.506-510
- Keywords: Body composition, children, fat, obesity, BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS, GENDER-DIFFERENCES, CHILDREN, FAT, PREVALENCE, EQUATIONS, TURKEY
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: The determination of obesity that develops with an increase in the percentage of fat in the body may not always be possible in the real sense with body mass index, which is frequently used in practice. This study aimed to compare the results obtained from body mass index and bioelectrical impedance analysis measurements in evaluating obesity in Turkish school-aged children using age-related percentile curves.