Evaluation of DXA against the four-component model of body composition in obese children and adolescents aged 5-21 years

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 649-655

  Wells, J C K ^a   Haroun, D ^a   Williams, J E ^a   Wilson, C ^b   Darch, T ^a   Viner, R M ^a   Eaton, S ^a   Fewtrell, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Childhood obesity; DXA; Fat mass; Lean mass

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOUR COMPONENT MODEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; IMPEDANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; SCINTISCANNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950864467     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.249     Document Type: Article

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