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Body composition in 5–18-y-old obese children and adolescents before and after weight reduction as assessed by deuterium dilution and bioelectrical impedance analysis

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to develop an equation for the prediction of total body water (TBW) from bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in obese children and adolescents before and after weight reduction. In 146 obese subjects with a mean age of 12.7 +/- 3.0 y (5.5-17.8 y), TBW was measured by using deuterium dilution as well as the resistance index (RI; ht2/resistance) using BIA before and after weight loss. Initially, the RI …

Authors

Wabitsch M; Braun U; Heinze E; Muche R; Mayer H; Teller W; Fusch C

Journal

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 1–6

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

July 1996

DOI

10.1093/ajcn/64.1.1

ISSN

0002-9165