Predictive Ability of the Estimate of Fat Mass to Detect Early-Onset Metabolic Syndrome in Prepubertal Children with Obesity

Predictive Ability of the Estimate of Fat Mass to Detect Early-Onset Metabolic Syndrome in Prepubertal Children with Obesity

Body mass index (BMI), usually used as a body fatness marker, does not accurately discriminate between amounts of lean and fat mass, crucial factors in determining metabolic syndrome (MS) risk. We assessed the predictive ability of the estimate of FM (eFM) calculated using the following formula: FM...

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Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra, Elvira Verduci, Annalisa De Silvestri, Vittoria Carlotta Magenes, Francesca Siccardo, Laura Schneider, Sara Vizzuso, Alessandra Bosetti, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
pediatric obesity
fat mass
adiposity index
metabolic syndrome
children
adolescents
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/966

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