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Trends in BMI Percentile and Body Fat Percentage in Children 12 to 17 Years of Age

open access: yesChildren, 2022
This study evaluates the cross-sectional trends in body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI) percentile rank, and the relationship between the two in 332 (177 boys, 155 girls) 12- to 17-year-old children.
Pat R. Vehrs   +3 more
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Body mass index percentiles versus body composition assessments: Challenges for disease risk classifications in children

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundIdentifying at-risk children with optimal specificity and sensitivity to allow for the appropriate intervention strategies to be implemented is crucial to improving the health and well-being of children. We determined relationships of body mass
Jody L. Clasey   +9 more
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Independent Relevance of Different Measures of Adiposity for Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in 40 000 Adults in UK Biobank

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Uncertainty persists about carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and the independent relevance of different measures of adiposity for CIMT.
Preyanka Pillay   +4 more
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Bone mineral density and body composition in adolescents with failure to thrive [PDF]

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo), 2010
Objective To evaluate bone mineral mass in adolescents with failure to thrive in relation to body composition. Methods A case control study involving 126 adolescents (15 to 19 years), in final puberty maturation being 76 eutrophic and 50 with failure to
Thiago Sacchetto de Andrade   +4 more
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body composition in US adolescents aged 12-18 years: an analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2011-2018

open access: yesHygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022
Background: The associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and obesity in adolescent remained unclear when considering imaging based methods such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning.
Li-Zi Lin   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body composition in preschool children with short stature: a case-control study

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Short stature is defined as height below 2 standard deviations of the population with the same age, gender. This study is aimed to assess the characteristics of body composition in preschool children with short stature.
Yi-ting Ji   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Offseason Body Composition Changes Detected by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry versus Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Collegiate American Football Athletes

open access: yesSports, 2021
Tracking changes in body composition may provide key information about the effectiveness of training programs for athletes. This study reports on the agreement between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for ...
Jake R. Boykin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of body composition and physical fitness with gestational diabetes and cardiovascular health in pregnancy: Results from the HealthyMoms trial

open access: yesNutrition & Diabetes, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine associations of body composition (fat mass index, % fat mass, fat-free mass index, body mass index) and physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness and handgrip strength) with gestational diabetes and cardiovascular ...
Pontus Henriksson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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