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The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2020-07, Vol.10 (1), p.12699, Article 12699

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The aim of this systematic review was to assess the performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity in the general population (CRD42018086888). Our review included 32 studies. To detect obesity with body mass index (BMI), the meta-analyses rendered a sensitivity of 51.4% (95% CI 38.5–64.2%) and a specificity of 95.4% (95% CI 90.7–97.8%) in...

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The performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7391719

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7391719

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ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-020-69498-7

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