Trial reportBMC pediatrics2013
Correlations among adiposity measures in school-aged children.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The Role of Prenatal Psychosocial Stress in the Associations of a Proinflammatory Diet in Pregnancy With Child Adiposity and Growth Trajectories.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Does BMI Modify the Association between Vitamin D and Pulmonary Function in Children of the Mild Asthma Phenotype?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Weight Status, and Body Composition among South African Primary Schoolchildren.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundGiven that it is not feasible to use dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or other reference methods to measure adiposity in all pediatric clinical and research settings, it is important to identify reasonable alternatives. Therefore, we sought to determine the extent to which other adiposity measures were correlated with DXA fat mass in school-aged children.
methodsIn 1110 children aged 6.5-10.9 years in the pre-birth cohort Project Viva, we calculated Spearman correlation coefficients between DXA (n=875) and other adiposity measures including body mass index (BMI), skinfold thickness, circumferences, and bioimpedance. We also computed correlations between lean body mass measures.
results50.0% of the children were female and 36.5% were non-white. Mean (SD) BMI was 17.2 (3.1) and total fat mass by DXA was 7.5 (3.9) kg. DXA total fat mass was highly correlated with BMI (r(s)=0.83), bioimpedance total fat (r(s)=0.87), and sum of skinfolds (r(s)=0.90), and DXA trunk fat was highly correlated with waist circumference (r(s)=0.79). Correlations of BMI with other adiposity indices were high, e.g., with waist circumference (r(s)=0.86) and sum of subscapular plus triceps skinfolds (r(s)=0.79). DXA fat-free mass and bioimpedance fat-free mass were highly correlated (r(s)=0.94).
conclusionsIn school-aged children, BMI, sum of skinfolds, and other adiposity measures were strongly correlated with DXA fat mass. Although these measurement methods have limitations, BMI and skinfolds are adequate surrogate measures of relative adiposity in children when DXA is not practical.
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