SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2015
Body fat in children measured by DXA, air-displacement plethysmography, TBW and multicomponent models: a systematic review.
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- Association between trajectories of body mass index and changes in fat free mass index and fat mass index in a cohort of European children. The IDEFICS/I.Family studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Body Composition Assessment by Air-Displacement Plethysmography Compared to Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Full-Term and Preterm Aged Three to Five Years.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prediction of fat-free mass in a multi-ethnic cohort of infants using bioelectrical impedance: Validation against the PEA POD.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Current Applications and Selected Technical Details of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021Review
- Longitudinal body composition assessment in healthy term-born infants until 2 years of age using ADP and DXA with vacuum cushion.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Article
- Fat mass estimation in neonates: anthropometric models compared with air displacement plethysmography.The British journal of nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
To conduct a systematic literature review to identify studies that used indirect methods to assess body fat in healthy children. A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. We conducted a search in the MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO and Google Scholar databases. Studies in healthy children aged 0-9 years were eligible for inclusion. Studies were kept or excluded from the review according to eligibility criteria defined a priori. Two independent reviewers conducted all steps in the study selection. Initially, 11,246 articles were retrieved, with 3,593 duplicates. After applying the eligibility criteria, 22 articles were selected for review. The methodology of each study was analyzed by each reviewer individually. The indirect methods used to assess body fat in children included dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (14 articles), air-displacement plethysmography (five articles), multicomponent models (two articles), and total body water (one article). Most studies reported absolute (in kilograms) or relative (percentage) body fat measures. Only seven studies reported the fat mass index (FMI) (kg/m(2)). DXA was the indirect method most frequently used to assess body fat in healthy children. FMI was seldom reported.
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