Background Body composition assessment aids evaluation of energy stores and the impact
of diseases and interventions on child growth. Current United States pediatric reference …

Background & aims Childhood obesity is a global public health threat, with an alarming rise
in incidence. Obesity at young age has short-term and long-term morbidity. It is, therefore …

Objective: Dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) is often cited as a criterion method for
body composition measurements. We have previously shown that a new DXA software …

Background: Body mass index (BMI; in kg/m 2) cutoffs for use with children and adolescents
aged 2–18 y that correspond to the well-accepted BMI cutoffs for overweight (≥ 25 but< 30) …

Objective Most studies that use total body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in
children rely on areal bone mineral density (BMD= bone mineral content [BMC]/bone area …

Background Techniques for cross-calibration of bone mineral content (BMC) and bone
mineral density (BMD) between manufacturers of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) …

Objective. Pediatricians are encountering body composition information more frequently,
with percentage of body fat (% BF) measurement receiving particular attention as a result of …

Context: Deficits in bone acquisition during growth may increase fracture risk. Assessment of
bone health during childhood requires appropriate reference values relative to age, sex, and …

Results: BMD and BMC increased significantly with age (P< 0.0001), but only BMD was
significantly different between boys and girls of similar age, being greater for boys (P …

In 2008 the National Center for Health Statistics released a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) whole body dataset from the NHANES population-based sample acquired with …