Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy

Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy

Abstract Background In newborns and children, body fat estimation equations are often used at different ages than the age used to develop the equations. Limited validation studies exist for newborn body fat estimation equations at birth or later in infancy. The study purpose was to validate 4 newbor...

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Main Authors: Jennifer S. Cauble, Mira Dewi, Holly R. Hull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Prediction equations
Infant
Fat mass
Anthropometrics
ADP
Skinfolds
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0844-6

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