ea0032p792 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2013
Wohlfahrt-Veje Christine
, Tinggaard Jeanette
, Mouritsen Annette
, Hagen Casper
, Grunnet Mikkel
, Tefre de Renzy-Martin Katrine
, Boas Malene
, Holm Pedersen Jorgen
, M Main Katharina
Background: Over the last 60 years body composition of young people have changed towards increased fatness. Whole body fat percentage (%BF) derived from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are (although often not available) widely recognized as a better measure of fatness than BMI.Objective: We aimed to provide reference materials for %BF of healthy Danish children evaluated by skinfold measurements and DXA and to compare sensitivity and specifi...