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Fat tissue accretion in children and adolescents : interplay between food responsiveness, gender, and the home availability of snacks [PDF]

, 2017
The appetitive trait "food responsiveness" is assumed to be a risk factor for adiposity gain primarily in obesogenic environments. So far, the reported results are inconsistent in school-aged children, possibly because these studies did not take into ...
Braet, Caroline, De Decker, Annelies, De Henauw, Stefaan, Moens, Ellen, Sioen, Isabelle, Verbeken, Sandra   +5 more
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Identification of and Associations among Low, Middle, and High Body Composition Trajectories from Age 5- to 17-Years

Children, 2020
Our objective was to identify sex-specific age 5- to 17-year body composition (body mass index (BMI), % body fat, fat mass index, fat-free mass index) trajectories, compare trajectories assigned using age 5 (AGE5) data to those assigned using all ...
Teresa A. Marshall, Alexandra M. Curtis, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, John J. Warren, Steven M. Levy   +4 more
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Correlates of calcaneal quantitative ultrasound parameters in patients with diabetes: the study on the assessment of determinants of muscle and bone strength abnormalities in diabetes [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) provides an estimate of bone mineral density (BMD) and also evaluates bone quality, which has been related to increased fracture risk in people with diabetes.
Alessi, Elena, Balducci, Stefano, Bollanti, Lucilla, Conti, Francesco, D'Errico, Valeria, Iacobini, Carla, Menini, Stefano, Nicolucci, Antonio, Pugliese, Giuseppe, Pugliese, Luca, Salerno, Gerardo, Vitale, Martina   +11 more
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Sexual Dimorphism of the Fat Mass Index and the Fat-Free Mass Index in Healthy Adolescents

, 2023
Body mass index (BMI) does not allow to discriminate the composition of the different body compartments. This study points to the formulation of reference values of fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) in healthy adolescents by means of anthropometric techniques, and the subsequent availability in clinical practice as reference charts ...
Teodoro, Durá-Travé,, Fidel, Gallinas-Victoriano,   +1 more
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Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Fat Index and Fat Mass In Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2020
Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the level of visceral adiposity index (VAI), body fat index and fat mass in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).Methods:A total of 231 subjects were enrolled, of which 83, 64 and 84 subjects were ...
Sema Kunt, Şakir Özgür Keşkek
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Do the effects of vitamin d supplementation on muscle strength differ according to age? [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Vitamin D plays an important role in musculoskeletal health and its use improves muscle strength. However, the effect of vitamin D use on muscle strength in women of different ages is yet to be investigated.
Bilgilisoy Filiz, M., Doğan, Gülsüm, Erçalik, T., Koldaş Doğan, Ş., Toktaş, N., Toraman, N.F., Çakir, T.   +6 more
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Tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index for estimating body fat in children in Surakarta, Indonesia

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2022
Background: The body mass index parameter is currently used to determine obesity (excess body fat) in children. Using this measure has limitations in predicting body fat, particularly in adolescents.
Annang Giri Moelyo, Azzahra Fadhlila Aulia Nisa, Anita Sefti Astuti, Putri Ma’rifatul Mardiyah, Nur Fatimah Nikmatullah Azzainabi, Soebhita Hema Kumala, Cynthia Octaviani Rahayu, Lyviana Patrishia Purnata, Stefany Marcellia, Steiner Lukas Prisola   +9 more
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Cross-sectional and prospective impact of reallocating sedentary time to physical activity on children's body composition. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The amount of time children spend in sedentary behaviours may have adverse health effects. OBJECTIVE: To examine the substitution effects of displacing a fixed duration of sedentary time with physical activity (PA) on children's body ...
Ekelund, Ulf, Marques, Adilson, Minderico, Cláudia, Sardinha, Luís B   +3 more
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Fat free mass index and fat mass index tracing on body composition chart in diabetes adolescent girls [PDF]

International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2015
Aims The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes is increasing, and the impact of obesity on diabetes manifestation should be considered in management of type 1 diabetes children. There are some cases difficult to categorize into certain type in pediatric diabetic patients in the era of acceleration.
Chung, Sochung, Park, Hye, Kwak, Byung, Kim, Kyo   +3 more
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The relation between visceral adipose tissue accumulation and biochemical tests in university students. [PDF]

, 2005
We evaluated the visceral adipose tissue accumulation in university students in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Fifty-eight Japanese university students (10 men and 48 women, age 18.4 +/- 0.6 years)were enrolled in this study.
Fujii, Masafumi, Kira, Shohei, Kogashiwa, Michiko, Miyatake, Nobuyuki, Wang, Da-Hong, Yamasato, Teruhiro   +5 more
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