ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2021
Multicomponent density models for body composition: Review of the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry volume approach.
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- Association between segmental body composition and bone mineral density in US adults: results from the NHANES (2011-2018).BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
- Translating digital anthropometry measurements obtained from different 3D body image scanners.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Review
- Imaging modalities for measuring body composition in patients with cancer: opportunities and challenges.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2023Review
- Are methods of estimating fat-free mass loss with energy-restricted diets accurate?European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Article
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- Body composition of the upper limb associated with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Accurate and precise body composition estimates, notably of total body adiposity, are a vital component of in vivo physiology and metabolic studies. The reference against which other body composition approaches are usually validated or calibrated is the family of methods referred to as multicomponent "body density" models. These models quantify three to six components by combining measurements of body mass, body volume, total body water, and osseous mineral mass. Body mass is measured with calibrated scales, volume with underwater weighing or air-displacement plethysmography, total body water with isotope dilution, and osseous mineral mass by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Body density is then calculated for use in model as body mass/volume. Studies over the past decade introduced a new approach to quantifying body volume that relies on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements, an advance that simplifies multicomponent density model development by eliminating the need for underwater weighing or air-displacement plethysmography systems when these technologies are unavailable and makes these methods more accessible to research and clinical programs. This review critically examines these new dual-energy X-ray approaches for quantifying body volume and density, explores their shortcomings, suggests alternative derivation approaches, and introduces ideas for potential future research studies.
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