Validity of anthropometric measurements for characterizing obesity among adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study

Skinfold measurements and waist‐to‐height ratios are valid and easily administered alternatives to the body mass index for the classification of body composition abnormalities in childhood cancer survivors. Clinicians should be aware of the risk of false‐negative misclassification of obesity when they are using the body mass index in this population. Those exposed to cranial radiation are at particular...