Body Mass Index and Skinfold Thickness Measurements as Body Composition Screening Tools in Caucasian and African American Youth

References

• Barlow , S. E. and the Expert Committee . 2007 . Expert committee recommendations regarding the prevention, assessment, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report . Pediatrics , 120 : S164 – S192 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2008 . Overweight and obesity Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/problem.html.
   Google Scholar
• Castro-Pinero , J. , Artero , E. , Espana-Romero , V. , Ortega , F. , Sjöström , M. , Suni , J. and Ruiz , J. R. 2009 . Criterion-related validity of field-based fitness tests in youth: A systematic review . British Journal of Sports Medicine , Published online 4/12/2009;doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.058321
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cole , T. J. , Bellizzi , M. C. , Flegal , K. M. and Dietz , W. H. 2000 . Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey . British Medical Journal , 320 : 1240 – 1243 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deurenberg , P. , Yap , M. and van Steveren , W. 1998 . Body mass index and percent body fat: A meta-analysis among different ethnic groups . International Journal of Obesity , 22 : 1164 – 1171 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deurenberg , P. , Deurenberg-Yap , M. , Foo , L. , Schmidt , G. and Wang , J. 2003 . Differences in body composition between Singapore Chinese, Beijing Chinese, and Dutch children . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 57 : 405 – 409 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Freedman , D. , Khan , L. , Dietz , W. , Srinivasan , S. and Berenson , G. 2001 . Relationship of childhood obesity to coronary heart disease risk factors in adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study . Pediatrics , 108 : 712 – 718 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Freedman , D. , Wang , J. , Maynard , L. , Thornton , J. C. , Mei , Z. , Pierson , R. Jr. and Horlick , M. 2005 . Relation of BMI to fat and fat-free mass among children and adolescents . International Journal of Obesity , 29 : 1 – 8 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Freedman , D. , Wang , J. , Thornton , J. , Mei , Z. , Pierson , R. Jr. , Dietz , W. and Horlick , M. 2008 . Racial/ethnic differences in body fatness among children and adolescents . Obesity , 16 : 1105 – 1111 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Higgins , P. , Gower , B. , Hunter , G. and Goran , M. 2001 . Defining health-related obesity in prepubertal children . Obesity Research , 9 : 233 – 240 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kuczmarski , R. J. , Ogden , C. L. , Guo , S. S. , Grummer-Strawn , L. M. , Flegal , K. M. , Mei , Z. , Wei , R. and Johnson , C. L. 2002 . 2000 CDC growth charts for the United States: Methods and development . Vital Health Statistics , 11 ( 246 ) : 1 – 190 .
   Google Scholar
• Nicklas , T. , von Duvillard , S. and Berenson , G. 2002 . Tracking of serum lipids and lipoproteins from childhood to dyslipidemia in adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study . International Journal of Sports Medicine , 23 ( Suppl. 1 ) : S39 – S43 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Nihiser , A. , Lee , S. , Wechsler , H. , McKenna , M. , Odom , E. , Reinold , C. and Grummer-Strawn , L. 2007 . Body mass index measurement in schools . Journal of School Health , 77 : 651 – 671 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Slaughter , M. , Lohman , T. , Boileau , R. , Horswill , C. , Stillman , R. , Van Loan , M. and Bemben , D. A. 1988 . Skinfold equations for estimation of body fatness in children and youth . Human Biology , 60 : 709 – 723 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Welk , G. J. and Meredith , M. D. , eds. 2008 . FITNESSGRAM$$circle$$/ACTIVITYGRAM reference guide Dallas , TX : The Cooper Institute. .
   Google Scholar
• Williams , D. , Going , S. , Lohman , T. , Harsha , D. , Srinivasan , S. , Webber , L. and Berenson , G. 1992 . Body fatness and ris kfor elevated blood pressure, total cholesterol, and seru mlipoprotein ratios in children and adolescents . American Journal of Public Health , 82 : 358 – 363 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar