Correlations of Anthropometric Measurements With Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass, and Fat Mass Index in School-Age Children
FM and FMI showed stronger correlations with anthropometric measurements than BF%. The waist-to-height ratio and the arm-to-height ratio had small correlations with all three body fat indicators. The prediction equation for FM and FMI outperformed the one for BF%, underscoring their potential utility in assessing adiposity in school-age children.
Authors
- Pradnya M Joshi
- Ajoy Mathew Varghese
- Surya Pratap Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-1712)
- Madhurasree Nelanuthala
- Mohd Saeed Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7120-1805)
- Kiran N Kudlikar
- Balam Rishitha
Institutions
- Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.73597
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00