Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls - The LOOK study Telford, Richard D., Cunningham, Ross B., Daly, Robin M., Reynolds, Graham J., Lafferty, Antony R. A., Gravenmaker, Karen J., Budge, Marc M., Javaid, Ahmad, Bass, Shona L. and Telford, Rohan M. 2008, Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls - The LOOK study, Annals of human biology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 334-341, doi: 10.1080/03014460802014625. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Discordance of international adiposity classifications in Australian boys and girls - The LOOK study Author(s) Telford, Richard D. Cunningham, Ross B. Daly, Robin M. orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-1598 Reynolds, Graham J. Lafferty, Antony R. A. Gravenmaker, Karen J. Budge, Marc M. Javaid, Ahmad Bass, Shona L. Telford, Rohan M. Journal name Annals of human biology Volume number 35 Issue number 3 Start page 334 End page 341 Total pages 8 Publisher Informa Healthcare Place of publication Abingdon, England Publication date 2008-05 ISSN 0301-4460 1464-5033 Keyword(s) obesity body mass index percent fat DXA children Summary 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. Notes Cover date : May - June 2008 Language eng DOI 10.1080/03014460802014625 Field of Research 111403 Paediatrics Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Grant ID n Copyright notice ©2008, Informa Healthcare Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017104 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:49:44 EST Tue, 08 Dec 2009, 09:46:12 EST Tue, 08 Dec 2009, 09:47:04 EST Wed, 17 Oct 2012, 11:01:59 EST Mon, 07 Jul 2014, 15:33:19 EST Mon, 07 Jul 2014, 15:34:46 EST Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 10:08:11 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 17 times in TR Web of Science Cited 17 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 950 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:49:44 EST