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KMID : 0388519960080010015
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Nursing Science - Ewha Womans University
1996 Volume.8 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.28
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A Study of the Validation of Figure Rating Scale and Bioelectrical Impedance for Evaluation of Obesity Level in Undergraduate Female Student
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Kim Sook-Young
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was designed to validate rating scale for figure and bioelectrical impedance for obesity assessment.
Method: The validity of the figure rating scales(FRS) and bioelectrical Impedance(BI) were assessed by determining intercorrelations between the data of these instrument and the body mass index(BMI)/Broca’s index. BMI was calculated from measured height and weight. Broca’s index(%) was defined by (actual weight x 100/ideal weight).
Results: The data were collected from 156 subject(obese 23, non-obese 133). It was found that FRS score was correlated with the BMI(r=.736, P=.0001) and Broca’s index(r=.744, p=.0001). It was also found that BI score was correlated with the BMI(r=.908, P=.0001) and Broca’s index(r=. 892, p=.0001). There was not a significant difference in monthly income and parent’s obesity level between overweight group and non-overweight group. In addition, there seems to be an close relationship between self evaluation of body size and the BMI/Broca’s index.
Conclusion: FRS and BI were useful tools for evaluating obesity levels.
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