PMID- 18568596
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080807
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1464-5033 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4460 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 2008 May-Jun
TI  - Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and 
      girls - the LOOK study.
PG  - 334-41
LID - 10.1080/03014460802014625 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Various charts based on body mass index (BMI) and per cent body fat 
      (%BF) are used to classify childhood body composition but outcomes may vary. AIM: 
      The study investigated variation in incidences of childhood obesity as depicted 
      by four classification charts. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: BMI and DXA-derived %BF were 
      assessed in 741 children. Incidences of overweight and obesity were compared 
      between two BMI charts and two bioelectrical impedance (BIA)-based %BF charts. 
      RESULTS: The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)-adopted BMI chart designated 
      21%, 6% (boys), and 26%, 9% (girls) as overweight and obese, respectively. 
      Corresponding figures using the USA CDC BMI chart were 27%, 11% (boys) and 27%, 
      12% (girls). Using a USA-derived %BF chart incidences were 17%, 2% (boys) and 
      21%, 8% (girls) and using a UK-derived %BF chart 51%, 24% (boys) and 53%, 36% 
      (girls). Sensitivity of BMI varied according to the %BF reference chart. 
      CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to the BMI-based charts, there were considerable 
      variations in depicted incidences of obesity between the %BF-based charts. These 
      discordances were considered to result from previously reported variation within 
      and between BIA and DXA %BF assessments underlying the charts. The present study 
      highlights the need for valid, reliable, unchanging BIA and DXA procedures.
FAU - Telford, Richard D
AU  - Telford RD
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 
      rtelford@cominst.org.au
FAU - Cunningham, Ross B
AU  - Cunningham RB
FAU - Daly, Robin M
AU  - Daly RM
FAU - Reynolds, Graham J
AU  - Reynolds GJ
FAU - Lafferty, Antony R A
AU  - Lafferty AR
FAU - Gravenmaker, Karen J
AU  - Gravenmaker KJ
FAU - Budge, Marc M
AU  - Budge MM
FAU - Javaid, Ahmad
AU  - Javaid A
FAU - Bass, Shona L
AU  - Bass SL
FAU - Telford, Rohan M
AU  - Telford RM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Hum Biol
JT  - Annals of human biology
JID - 0404024
SB  - IM
MH  - Absorptiometry, Photon
MH  - *Adiposity
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Australia/epidemiology
MH  - Body Height
MH  - *Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Electric Impedance
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Reference Standards
MH  - Reference Values
MH  - *Research Design/standards
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2008/06/24 09:00
MHDA- 2008/08/08 09:00
CRDT- 2008/06/24 09:00
PHST- 2008/06/24 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/08/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/06/24 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 793266512 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/03014460802014625 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Hum Biol. 2008 May-Jun;35(3):334-41. doi: 10.1080/03014460802014625.