The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study.

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Published in Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord on June 01, 2002

Authors

A S Jackson1, P R Stanforth, J Gagnon, T Rankinen, A S Leon, D C Rao, J S Skinner, C Bouchard, J H Wilmore

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Ajackson@mail.uh.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Heritage Study--Genetics, Exercise and Risk Factors (HERITAGE) | NCT00005137

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