Evaluation of Arm Anthropometry for Assessing Pediatric Body Composition: Evidence from Healthy and Sick Children

Chomtho, Sirinuch; Fewtrell, Mary; Jaffé, Adam; Williams, Jane; Wells, Jonathan C. K.

doi:10.1203/01.pdr.0000219395.83159.91

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“…On the other hand, the percentage of body fat in the studied female adolescents was higher than the body fat content found in a group of Italian girls [Turconi et al, 2006], German female adolescents [Schaefer et al, 1998] and in the US Caucasian young girls [Ellis, 2000]. Chomtho et al [2006] has also shown that arm anthropometry, including AMA, is useful for predicting FM. However, in the present study the correlation coefficient between % FM and AMA was low (r=0.33; p<0.0001).…”

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Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Female Adolescents From the Great Poland Region

Przysławski¹,

Stelmach²,

Grygiel-Górniak³

et al. 2011

Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci.

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The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and dietary habits among female adolescents. Four hundred seventy nine subjects aged from 17 to 18 years, from secondary schools of the Great Poland Region participated in the study. Anthropometric parameter measurements included those of body height and mass, skinfold thickness and circumferences of waist, hip and arm. The measurements served to calculate the percentage of fat mass and arm muscle area. Nutritional questionnaires were used to estimate the frequency and intake of selected food products. Mean values of body height and mass were approximately in the 50 th percentile. However, 13.7% of females were underweight, 7.7% were overweight and 1.2% were obese. Cluster analysis resulted in 3 clusters, of which the second one showed the most detrimental nutritional habits. This cluster was characterised by the lowest intake of dairy products, fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and also by frequent long breaks between meals (longer than 5 hours). Improper nutritional behavior is a frequent finding in female adolescents, in Poland. Nevertheless, overweight and obesity are not more common than in other countries. Studies in this area should be continued and extended.

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Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Female Adolescents From the Great Poland Region

Przysławski¹,

Stelmach²,

Grygiel-Górniak³

et al. 2011

Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci.

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“…The details of these measurements in our laboratory have been described previously. 30 The data on weight, body volume and total body water were used to calculate fat mass and lean mass (used here synonymously with fat-free mass), using the 4-component model. 31 …”

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Prenatal and postnatal programming of body composition in obese children and adolescents: evidence from anthropometry, DXA and the 4-component model

Wells¹,

Haroun²,

Levene³

et al. 2011

Int J Obes

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Background: Low-birth weight has been proposed to programme central adiposity in childhood. However, there is little information on associations between fetal weight gain and fat distribution within obese individuals. Objectives: To investigate associations between birth weight and postnatal weight gain with body composition in a sample of obese children and adolescents. Subjects and methods: Body composition was measured using anthropometry, dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry and the 4-component model in 45 male and 76 female obese individuals aged 5-22 years. General linear models were used to investigate associations between birth weight standard deviation score (SDS), or change in weight SDS between birth and follow-up, and body composition, adjusting for age, pubertal status, height and gender. Results: Birth weight SDS ranged from À1.86 to 3.46, and was inversely associated with current weight SDS after adjustment for height SDS. Birth weight SDS was weakly associated with waist and hip girths, but not waist-hip ratio or trunk fat, after adjusting for age, height, pubertal status and gender. Change in weight SDS was strongly associated with total and central adiposity. Conclusions: Despite incorporating substantial variability, birth weight SDS was only a weak predictor of tissue masses and their distribution in obese children. Variability in central adiposity was more strongly associated with the magnitude of postnatal growth, which in turn was weakly inversely associated with birth weight SDS. In a population uniformly characterised by excess body weight, postnatal weight gain exerted the dominant impact on adiposity and fat distribution.

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“…Several studies have shown the direct association of disease, biochemical changes, and nutritional status with upper-arm composition. 13,14 The NF1 nutritional status assessment is relevant, because features of this disease as underweight or short height can influence patients' health and quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the body composition of NF1 adult patients.…”

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Body composition in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1

Souza

Jansen

Martins

et al. 2016

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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SUMMARY Objective To evaluate the body composition and nutritional status of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) adult patients. Method A cross-sectional study of 60 NF1 patients (29 men, 31 women) aged ≥ 18 years who were evaluated from September 2012 to September 2013 in a Neurofibromatosis Outpatient Reference Center. Patients underwent nutritional assessment including measurements of weight, stature, waist circumference (WC), upper-arm circumference (UAC), and skinfolds (biceps, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac). Body mass index (BMI), upper-arm total area (UATA), upper-arm muscle area (UAMA), upper-arm fat area (UAFA), body fat percentage (BFP), fat mass, fat-free mass, fat mass index, and fat-free mass index were also calculated. Results The mean age of the study population was 34.48±10.33 years. The prevalence of short stature was 28.3%. Low weight was present in 10% of the sample and 31.7% of patients had a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. Reduced UAMA (<5th percentile) was present in 43.3% and no difference was found in UAFA between the sexes. The BFP was considered high in 30% and 17 (28.3%) patients had a WC above the World Health Organization cutoffs. Conclusion In this study, NF1 patients had a high prevalence of underweight, short stature, and reduced UAMA, with no difference between the sexes. Reduced UAMA was more prevalent in underweight patients; however, this was also observed in the normal and overweight patients. Further studies should investigate the distribution of body tissues in NF1 patients, including differences between men and women, and the influence of diet and nutrition on clinical features in NF1.

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Evaluation of Arm Anthropometry for Assessing Pediatric Body Composition: Evidence from Healthy and Sick Children

Cited by 108 publications

References 36 publications

Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Female Adolescents From the Great Poland Region

Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Female Adolescents From the Great Poland Region

Prenatal and postnatal programming of body composition in obese children and adolescents: evidence from anthropometry, DXA and the 4-component model

Body composition in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1

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