Body Fat Distribution in Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy.
J Clin Densitom
; 25(3): 285-292, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the body fat distribution in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The present study focusses on a monocentric retrospective analysis of body fat distribution from children diagnosed with CP. The children participated in a rehabilitation program. Reference centiles were calculated based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2004). Z-scores for trunk-to-leg fat ratio were calculated. Further, fat mass index (FMI) was evaluated based on percentiles that have already been published. 237 males and 194 females with CP were considered (mean age 11 years and 11 months [SD 3 years]). These were compared to 1059 males and 796 females from the NHANES (mean age 14 years and 7 months [SD 3 years and 4 months]). The z-scores for trunk-to-leg fat ratio showed the following values mean -0.47 (SD 1.50) for males, -0.49 (SD 1.11), for females, -0.48 (SD 1.34) for all. The z-scores for FMI showed the following values mean -0.29 (SD 0.70) for males, -0.88 (SD 2.0) for females, -0.55 (SD 1.46) for all. The results showed rather a gynoid fat distribution and a lower FMI in children with CP than in the reference population (NHANES 1999-2004).
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Composição Corporal
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Paralisia Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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