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| Title |
Relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in a group of Sri Lankan adults: a cross sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-797 |
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| Authors |
Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Prasanna Gamage, Prasad Katulanda, Nalinda Andraweera, Sithira Thilakarathne, Praveen Tharanga |
| Abstract |
Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as a useful population-level measure of overweight and obesity. It is used as the same for both sexes and for all ages of adults. The relationship between BMI and body fat percentage (BF %) has been studied in various ethnic groups to estimate the capacity of BMI to predict adiposity. We aimed to study the BMI-BF% relationship, in a group of South Asian adults who have a different body composition compared to presently studied ethnic groups. We examined the influence of age, gender in this relationship and assessed its' linearity or curvilinearity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 7 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 451 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 449 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 113 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 63 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 6% |
| Researcher | 24 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 5% |
| Other | 60 | 13% |
| Unknown | 140 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 105 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 56 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 16 | 4% |
| Other | 74 | 16% |
| Unknown | 149 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 February 2024.
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#3,210,437
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#3,811
of 16,717 outputs
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#26,747
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#72
of 276 outputs
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