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    The relationship between body mass index and waist circumference: implications for estimates of the population prevalence of overweight

    OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) based on self‐reported height and weight is a systematically biased, but acceptable measure of adiposity and is commonly used in population surveys. Recent studies indicate tha...

    ML Booth, C Hunter, CJ Gore, A Bauman, N Owen in International Journal of Obesity (2000)

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    Sociodemographic distribution of measures of body fatness among children and adolescents in New South Wales, Australia

    BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is associated with health problems, increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and a greater likelihood of becoming overweight as an adult. A descri...

    ML Booth, P Macaskill, R Lazarus, LA Baur in International Journal of Obesity (1999)