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ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2018

Body composition techniques.

Rebecca Kuriyan

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract readReview
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Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 199 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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199citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07204015 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Thalassemia Major Attending Assiut University Children's Hospital

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled115ConditionsBody Composition in Thalassemia Major
NCT07438756 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Tabata vs Burn 2 Learn Program on Body Weight, Physical Performance and Mental Well Being in School Athletes.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled50ConditionsSports Physical TherapyArmsDigital Scale for body weight, Body mass index
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

199 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 370 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Predictive models of newborn body composition: a systematic review.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023
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  8. Comparison of Body Scanner and Manual Anthropometric Measurements of Body Shape: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rebecca KuriyanDivision of Nutrition, St John's Research Institute, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Body composition is known to be associated with several diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Body composition measurements are useful in assessing the effectiveness of nutritional interventions and monitoring the changes associated with growth and disease conditions. Changes in body composition occur when there is a mismatch between nutrient intake and requirement. Altered body composition is observed in conditions such as wasting and stunting when the nutritional intake may be inadequate. Overnutrition on the other hand leads to obesity. Many techniques are available for body composition assessment, which range from simple indirect measures to more sophisticated direct volumetric measurements. Some of the methods that are used today include anthropometry, tracer dilution, densitometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, air displacement plethysmography and bioelectrical impedance analysis. The methods vary in their precision and accuracy. Imaging techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography have become powerful tools due to their ability of visualizing and quantifying tissues, organs, or constituents such as muscle and adipose tissue. However, these methods are still considered to be research tools due to their cost and complexity of use. This review was aimed to describe the commonly used methods for body composition analysis and provide a brief introduction on the latest techniques available.

Indexed as

AnthropometryBody CompositionBody Weights and MeasuresDimensional Measurement AccuracyHumansObesityAdiposityanthropometrybody compositionDEXAhydrodensitometryhydrometrymodelsmuscle mass

Identifiers

PMID30666990
PMCPMC6366261
OpenAlexW2911737268

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