| Title |
The Use of Stunkard’s Figure Rating Scale to Identify Underweight and Overweight in Chinese Adolescents
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0050017 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wing-Sze Lo, Sai-Yin Ho, Kwok-Kei Mak, Tai-Hing Lam |
| Abstract |
To compare the performance of Stunkard's current body size (CBS) with self-reported body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist to stature ratio (WSR) in predicting weight status in Chinese adolescents, and to determine the CBS cutoffs for overweight/obesity and underweight. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 18% |
| Psychology | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 17 | 26% |