Body fat differences by self-reported race/ethnicity in healthy term newborns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic differences in total body fat (fat mass [FM]) have been reported in adults and children, but the timing of when these differences manifest and whether they are present at birth are unknown.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess whether ethnic differences in body fat are present at birth in healthy infants born at term, where body fat is measured using air displacement plethysmography and fat distribution by skin-fold thickness.

Methods

Data were from a multiracial cross-sectional convenience sample of 332 term infants from four racial or ethnic groups based on maternal self-report (A, Asian; AA, non-Hispanic Black [African-American]; C, non-Hispanic White; and H, Hispanic). The main outcome measure was infant body fat at 1-3 days after birth, with ag

SUBMITTER: Paley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4848178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature