The Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to Measure Body Composition in Phenylketonuria.

ABSTRACT: AIM:To compare the measurement of total body water (TBW) and fat-free mass (FFM) using the criterion method of deuterium dilution space (2H2O) with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) using a portable QuadScan 4000, Bodystat® in children and adolescents with phenylketonuria (PKU). METHODS:Sixteen patients with PKU, median age is 12.5 (range 5-20.6) years, were recruited into this cross-sectional study. TBW was measured by both deuterium dilution and BIA on the same occasion as per a standard protocol. FFM was estimated from predictive equations. RESULTS:There was no significant difference between TBWDeut and TBWBIA (p = 0.344) or FFMDeut and FFMBIA (p = 0.111). TBWDeut and TBWBIA were highly correlated (r = 0.990, p < 0.0001), as were FFMDeut and FFMBIA (r = 0.984, p < 0.0001). Bland-Al

SUBMITTER: Evans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6226404 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature