Anthropometric measures as fitness indicators in primary school children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP).

CONCLUSIONS: BMI, WC and WHtR were all found to be feasible measurements, but WHtR had a higher precision in its classification into fit and unfit in this population. PMID: 29754574 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29754574?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - May 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mamen A, Fredriksen PM Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

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