Abstract P044: Difference of Body Composition Between Urban and Rural Overweight Children in Taiwan - Reappraisals Using of BMI as the Criteria for Childhood Obesity
Abstract:To evaluate the prevalence of overweight among school children at urban and rural area and also examine the difference of body fat compositions of normal and overweight status children in Taiwan.
We conducted school-wide survey among junior-high school children at Taipei (as urban area) and Taitung (as rural area) in 2006 and 2012. Anthropometric variables of body height and weight were measured using standard scales and BMI was calculated as kg/m2. We measured body composition using the Tanita body … Show more
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