Validity of Adiposity Indices for Detecting High Body Fat Mass in Mexican Schoolchildren: Results From the <scp>NUTRENTO</scp> Project
BMI-WHO and WHtR demonstrate high validity for assessing HBF in schoolchildren. WHtR may serve as a practical alternative for routine screening and for evaluating the impact of interventions aimed at reducing risks associated with excessive BF accumulation.
Authors
- Oscar Galván-Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3499-6822)
- Gerardo Rojo-Marcos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-9996)
- María Antonia Luis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-5490)
- O Patricia
- Ramírez‐Ramírez Celina
- López‐Rodríguez Guadalupe
- Olvera‐Mayorga Gabriela
- Suárez Diéguez Teodoro
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70102
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00