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Validity of anthropometric regression equations for predicting changes in body fat of obese females
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989)
The validity of ten popular anthropometric percent fat prediction equations for estimating changes in percentage of body fat for obese females was studied. Thirty-one obese females (mean ± SEM, %fat = 36.7 ± 1.1%, body ...
Analysis of the Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Disease in a Workplace Population over Time
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-03)
Objectives: While research has confirmed an association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, none of these studies have been conducted in a worksite population. Because ...
Fat patterning of adolescents: Allometry of fatfolds
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1992)
The relationship between fatfold thickness and fat mass of 101 male and 66 female adolescents (10–16 yr) was examined with the allometric equation y = bx a . Body composition was assessed by underwater weighing and 5 ...
Basal metabolism of obese adolescents: Evidence for energy conservation compared to normal and lean adolescents
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1990)
To test if obese adolescents systematically conserve energy, comparisons of basal metabolic rate (BMR) of obese, normal, and lean male and female adolescents were made. Obese had eleevated values by as much as 23% ( P ≤ ...