PRESENT ASPECTS OF WEIGHT DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Abstract:
The analysis of Pearson’s correlation shows
that the body mass index (BMI) is the best indicator of the
subcutaneous fat quantity. Having in view the fact that the
largest quantity of fats in the organism is subcutaneously
placed, we can say that the BMI is the optimum
anthropometrical indicator of the fat mass. This
conclusion is strengthened by the fact that by the age of
18, FAT is the most strongly correlated with the BMI. The
weight corresponding to age is best correlated with the
sum of the circumferences, which are made up of the fat
mass + low mass, so we can say that that it reveals more
the mass and not the fat quantity. The correlation
coefficient for the weight index (IP) registered the lowest
value in most of the cases.
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