Body composition of Peruvian children with short stature and high weight-for-height. I. Total body-water measurements and their prediction from anthropometric values.
Am J Clin Nutr
; 45(3): 513-25, 1987 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3825979
ABSTRACT
Total body water (TBW) was measured by 18O dilution in 139 undernourished, preschool Peruvian children with high weight-for-height. Values for TBW as a percent of body weight were relatively high, averaging 67.4 +/- 6.4%. Depending upon the method of calculation, mean values for the sample population for percent fat ranged from 9.4-18.5%. Regression of TBW on lean body mass suggested that hydration of the fat-free body was higher than for normally nourished children of comparable age. Thus, the increased weight-for-height in these children did not result from increased fat tissue, but from increased hydration of the fat-free body. TBW was most highly correlated with height and weight, both with r = 0.95. Equations predicting TBW from either height or weight were significantly different from those developed by other investigators to predict TBW for normal, well-nourished American children.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estatura
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Água Corporal
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Peso Corporal
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Transtornos do Crescimento
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article