Clinically relevant body composition methods for obese pediatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no gold standard in body composition measurement in pediatric patients with obesity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate if there are any differences between two bioelectrical impedance analysis techniques performed in children and adolescents with obesity.

Methods

Data were collected at the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in Vienna from September 2015 to May 2017. Body composition measurement was performed with TANITA scale and BIA-BIACORPUS.

Results

In total, 38 children and adolescents (age: 10-18 years, BMI: 25-54 kg/m²) were included. Boys had significantly increased fat free mass (TANITA p = 0.019, BIA p = 0.003), total body water (TANITA p = 0.020, BIA p = 0.005), and basal metabolic rate (TANITA p

SUBMITTER: Kreissl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427859 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature