Body composition measurement: a review of hydrodensitometry, anthropometry, and impedance methods

D Brodie, H Vicki Moscrip MSC, R Hutcheon - Nutrition, 1998‏ - Elsevier
Human body composition is an expression of genetic and nutritional factors. It can change
as a consequence of exogenous influences such as training, disease, or diet and is …

A critique of the expression of paediatric body composition data

JCK Wells - Archives of disease in childhood, 2001‏ - adc.bmj.com
There is increasing interest in body composition in paediatric research, as distinct from
growth and nutritional status, as almost all diseases have adverse effects on either fatness …

Fasting plasma ghrelin levels are negatively correlated with insulin resistance and PAI-1, but not with leptin, in obese children and adolescents

A Ikezaki, H Hosoda, K Ito, S Iwama, N Miura… - Diabetes, 2002‏ - diabetesjournals.org
Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone− releasing peptide isolated from human and rat stomach
that induces weight gain by increasing food intake and reducing fat utilization. Although …

Systematic review to identify and appraise outcome measures used to evaluate childhood obesity treatment interventions: evidence of purpose, application, validity …

M Bryant, L Ashton, J Brown, S Jebb… - Health Technology …, 2014‏ - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Background: Lack of uniformity in outcome measures used in evaluations of childhood
obesity treatment interventions can impede the ability to assess effectiveness and limits …

Effect of total adipose weight and systemic hypertension on left ventricular mass in children

M Yoshinaga, Y Yuasa, H Hatano, Y Kono… - The American journal of …, 1995‏ - Elsevier
To investigate the effect of obesity and hypertension on left ventricular (LV) mass in children,
we performed echocardiography and measured the height, weight, and blood pressure of …

Preperitoneal fat thickness in childhood obesity: association with serum insulin concentration

A Tamura, T Mori, Y Hara… - Pediatrics International, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background: The clinical significance of visceral fat accumulation in childhood obesity has
remained controversial. Methods: In 35 subjects (18 boys and 17 girls) aged 9–15 years …

Evaluation of partial body composition using bioelectrical impedance in Japanese children

T Kubo, K Suzuki, Y Mimura, M Furujo… - Asia Pacific journal …, 2010‏ - search.informit.org
To clarify the growth pattern of body composition by body part for the management of
childhood obesity, we measured body fat and muscle using BIA (bioelectrical impedance …

Age‐and sex‐specific body composition of Chinese children

S Li, M Zhang, S Yang, T Okada, F Iwata… - Acta …, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
We examined age‐and sex‐specific body compositions of Chinese children by the
bioelectrical impedance method. The subjects were a total of 587 children aged 6–14 y who …

Assessment of individual changes in body fatness in boys during early pubertal period

T Okada, Y Kuromori, M Miyashita… - Pediatrics …, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background: In order to know whether the changes in indexes of overweight, body mass
index (BMI; kg/m2) and percentage of overweight (POW)(%), really represent the tendency …

Unfavorable lipid profiles in mild obesity with excess body fat percentage

A Tamura, T Mori, A Komiyama - Pediatrics International, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the usefulness of
subclassifications of overweight children using the body fat percentage (Fat%) to predict the …