Body composition assessment using DXA in six-year-old children: the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Body composition assessment using DXA in six-year-old children: the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

The aim of this study was to describe fat (FM) and lean body mass (LBM) in six-year-old children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, stratified by gender. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry was used to measure FM and LBM, FM and LBM indexes, and percentage (%) of FM and LBM. Mean measures of adiposity...

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Main Authors: Roberta V. Zanini, Iná S. Santos, Denise P. Gigante, Alicia Matijasevich, Fernando C. Barros, Aluísio J. D. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-10-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Composición Corporal
Niño
Estudios Longitudinales
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014001102123&lng=en&tlng=en

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