Adjustment of directly measured adipose tissue volume in infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Direct measurement of adipose tissue (AT) using magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly used to characterise infant body composition. Optimal techniques for adjusting direct measures of infant AT remain to be determined.

Objectives

To explore the relationships between body size and direct measures of total and regional AT, the relationship between AT depots representing the metabolic load of adiposity and to determine optimal methods of adjusting adiposity in early life.

Design

Analysis of regional AT volume (ATV) measured using magnetic resonance imaging in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies.

Subjects

Healthy term infants; 244 in the first month (1-31 days), 72 in early infancy (42-91 days).

Methods

The statistical validity of common

SUBMITTER: Gale C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4088334 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature