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1Center for Exercise and Applied Human Physiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Abstract:
Overweight and obesity are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. Thus, it is important for clinicians to accurately measure and monitor the body composition of at-risk individuals and patients with diabetes. This article reviews valid and reliable field methods and prediction equations for assessing the body composition of obese individuals, as well as persons with type 2 diabetes. We also reviewed research that assessed the validity of practical methods in estimating the body composition of individuals with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
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