Body fat in neonates and young infants: validation of skinfold thickness versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry,,

Schmelzle, H; Fusch, Christoph

doi:10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1096

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“…The mean of all obtained measures of the anthropometric variables was used. Percentage of body fat was calculated from the sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses using the equations of Slaughter et al (19), which may not give an optimal estimate (20), but at a sum of skinfold thicknesses~16 mm as in the present study seems to give a fair estimate of body fat. BMI z scores were calculated from Danish growth curves (21).…”

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Maternal Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation and Growth during the First 2.5 Years of Life

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Maternal Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation and Growth during the First 2.5 Years of Life

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“…The body length was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm in the supine position with a length board. Triceps, biceps, suprailiac, and subscapular skinfold thicknesses were measured on the left side of the body with a skinfold caliper (Holtain Ltd, Crosswell, Crymych, UK), according to the procedure reported by Schmelzle and Fusch (2002). Subcutaneous fat accumulation was evaluated as the sum of these four skinfold thicknesses.…”

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Association between serum lipoprotein lipase mass concentration and subcutaneous fat accumulation during neonatal period

et al. 2010

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Background/Objectives: Subcutaneous adipose tissue grows rapidly during the first months of life. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) has a quantitatively important function in adipose tissue fat accumulation and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a determinant of neonatal growth. Recent studies showed that LPL mass in non-heparinized serum (LPLm) was an index of LPL-mediated lipolysis of plasma triacylglycerol (TG). The objective was to know the influence of serum LPL and IGF-I on neonatal subcutaneous fat growth, especially on catch-up growth in low birth weight infants. Subjects/Methods: We included 47 healthy neonates (30 males, 17 females), including 7 small for gestational age. We measured serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations at birth and 1 month, and analyzed those associations with subcutaneous fat accumulation. Results: Serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations increased markedly during the first month, and positively correlated with the sum of skinfold thicknesses both at birth (r ¼ 0.573, P ¼ 0.0001; r ¼ 0.457, P ¼ 0.0035) and at 1 month (r ¼ 0.614, Po0.0001; r ¼ 0.787, Po0.0001, respectively). In addition, serum LPLm concentrations correlated inversely to very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-TG levels (r ¼ À0.692, Po0.0001 at birth; r ¼ À0.429, P ¼ 0.0052 at 1 month). Moreover, the birth weight Z-score had an inverse association with the postnatal changes in individual serum LPLm concentrations (r ¼ À0.639, Po0.0001). Conclusions: Both serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations were the determinants of subcutaneous fat accumulation during the fetal and neonatal periods. During this time, LPL-mediated lipolysis of VLDL-TG may be one of the major mechanisms of rapid growth in subcutaneous fat tissue. Moreover, LPL, as well as IGF-I, may contribute to catch-up growth in smaller neonates.

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“…In addition to providing more accurate information on fetal nutrition than simple weight, skinfold thickness measurements are widely used in the assessment of nutritional status throughout the life course, and offer a fast and non-invasive method of examining body fat mass particularly in newborns. 9,10 A study by Catalano et al 11 that examined 188 singleton term neonates showed that neonatal fat mass constitutes 14% of total birth weight but, explains nearly half of the variance in normal birth weight. Clearly, birth weight cannot be taken as a full proxy marker for neonatal adiposity, and a better understanding of the determinants of adiposity is required.…”

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Maternal and infant factors associated with neonatal adiposity: Results from the Tasmanian Infant Health Survey (TIHS)

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OBJECTIVE:To examine the maternal and neonatal factors associated with offspring adiposity and the role of birth and placental weight as potential mediators in such associations. DESIGN: The Tasmanian Infant Health Survey was a prospective cohort study conducted between 1988 and 1995 in Australia to investigate the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This large infant cohort provides measurement of skinfolds on 7945 mothers and their offspring. SUBJECTS: Participants included singletons born X37 weeks gestation who were at high risk of sudden infant death syndrome identified through a composite score that included birth weight, maternal age, neonatal gender, season of birth, duration of second-stage labor and intention to breastfeed. MEASUREMENTS: Neonatal adiposity was assessed from skinfold measurements of the subscapular (SSF) and triceps folds (TSF) taken at birth. Maternal early-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight. Neonatal data were extracted from birth records. Data relating to other environmental exposures were obtained from questionnaires administered when neonates were B4-days old. RESULTS: In multivariable models, higher maternal adiposity, increasing maternal age, gestation age, delivery by Caesarian section and female gender were associated with larger SSF independent of placental and birth weight (Po0.001). Maternal age and delivery by Caesarian section were significantly associated with larger TSF, whereas gestational age and male gender were associated with thinner TSF independent of placental and birth weight. Higher early-pregnancy BMI, maternal weight gain, maternal age, parity and gestational age were significantly associated with larger placental and birth weight. Smoking during pregnancy was associated with smaller birth weight but not with placental weight. CONCLUSION: In addition to birth weight, maternal adiposity and placental weight were important additional factors associated with neonatal adiposity.

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Body fat in neonates and young infants: validation of skinfold thickness versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry,,

Cited by 163 publications

References 19 publications

Maternal Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation and Growth during the First 2.5 Years of Life

Maternal Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation and Growth during the First 2.5 Years of Life

Association between serum lipoprotein lipase mass concentration and subcutaneous fat accumulation during neonatal period

Maternal and infant factors associated with neonatal adiposity: Results from the Tasmanian Infant Health Survey (TIHS)

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