Pediatric applications of body composition analysis (BCA) have become of increased
interest to pediatricians and other specialists. With the increasing prevalence of morbid …

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 …

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 …

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

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

Precision and validity of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for analysis of whole-body
composition in infants were assessed by 1) scanning piglets in triplicate to calculate CVs …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is used to measure body composition in newborns;
however, data on DXA accuracy are limited. We investigated the reliability of body …

Measurements of body composition have evident value in evaluating growing children and
adolescents, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a tool that provides accurate …

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: Regulation of growth and development, clinical assessment, and obesity are
among the areas of nutritionrelated research, wherein accurate assessment of body …