Correlations between Areas, Volumes or Body Fat and Anthropometric Variables
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چکیده
Body fat is an important determinant of nutritional status and health. This paper aims to demonstrate the existence of significant correlations between areas, or volumes of fat and anthropometric variables.
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Individual health and population level are determined by body composition and processes of growth and development, and fat is an important component of body composition
Body fat is an important determinant of nutritional status and health. This paper aims to demonstrate the existence of significant correlations between areas, or volumes of fat and anthropometric variables.
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