Is a single bioelectrical impedance equation valid for children of wide ranges of age, pubertal status and nutritional status? Evidence from the 4-component model

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages S34-S39

  Montagnese, C ^a,b   Williams, J E ^a   Haroun, D ^a   Siervo, M ^c   Fewtrell, M S ^a   Wells, J C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition; Fat free mass; Lean mass; Total body water

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872124431     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.213     Document Type: Article

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