Increased fat mass and high incidence of overweight despite low body mass index in patients with spinal muscular atrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 391-396

  Sproule, Douglas M ^a   Montes, Jacqueline ^a   Montgomery, Megan ^a   Battista, Vanessa ^a   Koenigsberger, Dorcas ^a   Shen, Wei ^b,c   Punyanitya, Mark ^b   De Vivo, Darryl C ^a   Kaufmann, Petra ^a  

^a SMA Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Body composition; Body mass index; Dual energy X ray; Obesity; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; OVERWEIGHT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 67349115223     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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