Observational studyPediatric obesity2021
Reference charts for body composition parameters by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in European children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years-Results from the Austrian LEAD (Lung, hEart, sociAl, boDy) cohort.
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- Incidence of Prediabetes and Diabetes in a European Longitudinal General Population Cohort and Its Associated Factors-Results From the Austrian LEAD Study.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Observational
- Body fat variation and redistribution across different stages of life measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Updated reference values for BMD and lean mass measured by DXA in Thai children.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2024Article
- Reference data for body composition parameters in normal-weight Polish adolescents: results from the population-based ADOPOLNOR study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- The life-course changes in muscle mass using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: The China BCL study and the US NHANES study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- Helicobacter pylori seropositivity associates with hyperglycemia, but not obesity, in Danish children and adolescents.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Childhood Obesity and Its Comorbidities in High-Risk Minority Populations: Prevalence, Prevention and Lifestyle Intervention Guidelines.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Late-Breaking Abstracts for ECO2023.Obesity facts · 2023Article
- Bone mineral density, nutrient intake, and physical activity among young women from Uganda.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Glycomacropeptide Safety and Its Effect on Gut Microbiota in Patients with Phenylketonuria: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Using Body Composition Groups to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk of Dyslipidemia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Reference charts for body composition parameters by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in European children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years-Results from the Austrian LEAD (Lung, hEart, sociAl, boDy) cohort.Pediatric obesity · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundDXA is a widely used technique to assess body composition. Reference values based on a large general population cohort of European children and adolescents were missing. The aim of this study was to provide age- and sex-specific reference percentiles of body composition parameters for European children and adolescents and to compare them to the American NHANES cohort. Additionally, exponents accounting best for height biases were analysed.
methodsDXA scans of 1573 participants, aged 6 to 18 years, recruited from 2011 to 2019 by the Austrian LEAD study, a representative population-based cohort, have been used to create reference charts using the LMS model.
resultsReference charts displaying percentile curves and the corresponding reference values are provided. Fat mass parameters were higher in females, while lean mass parameters were higher in males. Compared to the NHANES cohort medians of FMI and LMI were always lower. For FMI, BMI, LMI and ALMI the best fitting exponent were 2.5, 3, 3 and 3.5 respectively
conclusionsThe present study provides reference charts for children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years, for body composition parameters assessed by DXA. The charts enable comparison to a European general-population cohort and indicate that reference populations should be chosen with caution.
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