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Body composition in preschool children with short stature: a case-control study
BMC 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
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Is an Exercise Intervention the only way to Reduce Visceral Fat without Reducing Fat-free Mass in Children and Adolescents? [PDF]
Exercise Medicine, 2021 OBJECTIVES To maintain proper development, it is recommended that children/adolescents focus more on increasing physical activity than dietary restriction when treating obesity.
Takashi Abe, Jeremy P. Loenneke
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Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2022 Background: Low muscle mass is associated with worse cancer treatment outcomes. Although dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry or computerized tomography-based analysis have both been widely studied in this clinical setting, studies in the use of ...
Jirawat Thanestada MD +5 more
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Association of fat mass profile with natriuretic peptide receptor alpha in subcutaneous adipose tissue of medication-free healthy men: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Atrial natriuretic peptide increases lipolysis in human adipocytes by binding to natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPRA). The aim of the current study was to examine the associations of NPRA mRNA of subcutaneous adipose tissue with fat mass ...
Dinas, Petros C +9 more
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Prognostic potential of body composition indices in detecting risk of musculoskeletal injury in army officer cadet profiles. [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: High values in most of the body composition indices have been related to musculoskeletal injuries, but limited data exists on the accuracy of these diagnoses when detecting musculoskeletal injuries in military populations.
Bahadori B +9 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Introduction: Regular assessment of body composition in athletes is a key element of their nutritional status and general condition monitoring. Purpose: Analysis of differences in the impedance (I) and body composition measurements performed by the use
Olga Mizera +2 more
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Somatic characteristics and body composition in Czech sub-elite female handball players
Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, 2020 The somatic parameters and body composition are important indicators of physical fitness and general health not only non-athletes, but of athletes. The aim of this study was to determine the somatic characteristics and body composition in 15 Czech sub ...
Ivana Kinkorová +2 more
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The Estimation of the Fat Free Mass Index in Athletes
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012 The purpose of this investigation was to compare a practical measurement of fat free mass index (FFMI) from bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) value in collegiate athletes.Thirty-three male baseball players and 16 female gymnasts volunteered to participate in this study during their respective pre ...
Jeremy P. Loenneke +5 more
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A Bedside Measure of Body Composition in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
, 2014 Background In clinical practice, monitoring body composition is a critical component of nutritional assessment and weight management in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a simple bedside measurement tool for body
Davidson, Z.E. +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine body composition influence on cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic markers in physically inactive individuals with insulin resistance (IR). Nineteen overweight and obese (body mass index [BMI] 25.0–29.9 kg·m−2; ≥
Jairo Azócar-Gallardo +6 more
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