Limb fat-free mass and fat mass reference values by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a 20-80 year-old italian population

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 506-511

  Coin, Alessandra ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a   Minicuci, Nadia ^b   Rinaldi, Giulia ^a   Pedrazzoni, Mario ^c   Minisola, Salvatore ^d   Rossini, Maurizio ^e   Del Puente, Antonio ^f   Inelmen, Eminé Meral ^a   Manzato, Enzo ^a   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

DEXA; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Limb composition; Reference range

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG; LIMB FAT FREE MASS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864131701     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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