Relative Fat Mass as an Estimator of Abdominal Adiposity in Youth Across the <scp>BMI</scp> Spectrum from Normal Weight to Obesity
RFM reflects abdominal adiposity besides %BF and could be used in longitudinal/interventional youth trials, obviating the need for expensive imaging to assess changes in total and abdominal adiposity.
Authors
- Silva Arslanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1528-9324)
- Joon Young Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-1684)
- Wonhee Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-1495)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- Syracuse University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Obesity
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70059
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences