ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2021
Validity of quantitative ultrasound and bioelectrical impedance analysis for measuring bone density and body composition in children.
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- Comparative analysis of bone density measurement techniques: a systematic review of quantitative ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
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- The Different Effects of Skeletal Muscle and Fat Mass on Height Increment in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-11 Years: A Cohort Study From China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Clinical Devices for Bone Assessment.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022Review
- The Use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Measures for Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Bone Health and Its Positive Relationships with Body Composition in Malaysian Schoolchildren: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Analysis of the Association between Fat Mass Distribution and Bone Mass in Chinese Male Adolescents at Different Stages of Puberty.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesUsing dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess body composition in children has limitations including expense, lack of portability, and exposure to radiation. The aims of this study were to examine: (1) validity of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) against DXA for measuring bone density and (2) the validity of in-built algorithm of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for measuring body composition in children (8-13 years) living in New Zealand. SUBJECTS/
methodsTotal body less head (TBLH), bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and body composition were measured with DXA (QDR Discovery A, Hologic, USA); calcaneal BMD and stiffness index (SI) with QUS (Sahara QUS, Hologic, USA), and BIA on the InBody 230 (Biospace Ltd., Seoul, Korea). Relative validity was assessed using Pearson's and Lin's concordance correlation coefficients (CCC), and Bland-Altman plots.
resultsIn 124 healthy children, positive correlations between QUS SI and DXA (BMC and BMD) were observed (range = 0.30-0.45, P < 0.01). Results from Lin's CCC test showed almost perfect correlations between BIA and DXA fat free mass (0.96), fat mass (0.92), and substantial correlation for percentage of fat mass (0.75) (P < 0.05).
conclusionAlthough BIA results were not as accurate as DXA and DXA remains the gold standard method for clinical assessment, BIA can be an alternative method for investigating body composition among children in large cohort field studies. Calcaneal QUS and DXA are not interchangeable methods for measuring bone density in children similar to our study population.
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