The authors are from Auckland University of Technology, the University of Queensland and Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo in Mexico.
Patient selection: children in New Zealand from 5 to 14 years of age
Parameters:
(1) body mass index in kilograms per square meter
(2) racial group (European versus Maori and Pacific Islander
(3) sex
percent body fat for a European girl =
= (84.4 * LOG10(BMI)) - 77.4
percent body fat for a European boy =
= (27.5 * LOG10(BMI)) - 11.7
percent body fat for a Maori or Pacific Islander girl =
= (61.9 * LOG10(BMI)) - 52.4
percent body fat for a Maori or Pacific Islander boy =
= (61.8 * LOG10(BMI)) - 56.11
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