ReviewEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2015
Body composition during growth in children: limitations and perspectives of bioelectrical impedance analysis.
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- Fat-Free Mass Predictions From Anthropometrics in South African Prepubertal Children.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
- A comparative analysis of BMI and skinfold measurements in the assessment of body composition parameters.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Validation of anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance equations for the prediction of fat mass amongst South African children.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- PBMC proteome is altered in children with high body fat percentage.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Accuracy and reliability of bioelectrical impedance analysis for determining body composition among preterm infants.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Article
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis of bone mineral content based on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: evaluation of age-stratified optimized models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of adult height prediction using bone age and body composition for growth assessment in Korean children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- [Clinical analysis of nutritional components in children with acute leukemia].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025Article
- Timing, velocity, and magnitude of pubertal changes in body composition: a longitudinal study.Pediatric research · 2025Article
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- BODYFAT: a new calculator to determine the risk of being overweight validated in Spanish children between 11 and 17 years of age.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Body composition and associated factors among 5-7-year-old children with moderate acute malnutrition in Jimma town in southwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- A Higher Adherence to the ALINFA Nutritional Intervention Is Effective for Improving Dietary Patterns in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A 10-week implementation of the FIT FIRST FOR ALL school-based physical activity concept effectively improves cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in 7-16-year-old schoolchildren.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
There are a number of differences between the body composition of children and adults. Body composition measurements in children are inherently challenging, because of the rapid growth-related changes in height, weight, fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM), but they are fundamental for the quality of the clinical follow-up. All body composition measurements for clinical use are 'indirect' methods based on assumptions that do not hold true in all situations or subjects. The clinician must primarily rely on two-compartment models (that is, FM and FFM) for routine determination of body composition of children. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is promising as a bedside method, because of its low cost and ease of use. This paper gives an overview of the differences in body composition between adults and children in order to understand and appreciate the difference in body composition during growth. It further discusses the use and limitations of BIA/bioelectrical spectroscopy (BIA/BIS) in children. Single-frequency and multi-frequency BIA equations must be refined to better reflect the body composition of children of specific ethnicities and ages but will require development and cross-validation. In conclusion, recent studies suggest that BIA-derived body composition and phase angle measurements are valuable to assess nutritional status and growth in children, and may be useful to determine baseline measurements at hospital admission, and to monitor progress of nutrition treatment or change in nutritional status during hospitalization.
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