Validation of BIA in Obese Children and Adolescents and Re‐evaluation in a Longitudinal Study

• Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 2245 - 2250
• Main Authors: Haroun, Dalia, Croker, Helen, Viner, Russell M., Williams, Jane E., Darch, Tegan S., Fewtrell, Mary S., Eaton, Simon, Wells, Jonathan C.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adipose Tissue - physiopathology; Adolescent; Body Composition; Body Fluid Compartments; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Childrens health; Electric Impedance; Female; Humans; Hydration; Independent sample; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Males; Measurement techniques; Models, Biological; Nutrition research; Obesity; Obesity - physiopathology; Teenagers; Weight control; Young Adult; United Kingdom > UK

Decrease in fat mass (FM) is a one of the aims of pediatric obesity treatment; however, measurement techniques suitable for routine clinical assessment are lacking. The objective of this study was to validate whole‐body bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA; TANITA BC‐418MA) against the three‐compon...