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From: Body mass index and measures of body fat for defining obesity and underweight: a cross-sectional, population-based study

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Age-specific prevalence of obesity and underweight using body mass index and percentage body fat criteria. Age-specific prevalence of obesity (solid lines and symbols) and underweight (broken lines and hollow symbols) defined using body mass index (BMI) thresholds (grey lines and square symbols) and sex-and-age-specific percentage body fat (%BF) thresholds (black lines and circular symbols). Data are for (A) men and (B) women by age decades (20 represents 20–29 years, etc.). Data are shown as mean and 95% confidence intervals.

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BMC Obesity

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