Avaliação da composição corporal na criança por métodos não invasivos

Translated title of the contribution: Body composition assessment in children with non invasive methods

Elisabete Pinto*, Ana Raquel Oliveira, Helena Alencastre, Carla Lopes

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Abstract

Infancy is a period of fast development and growth, characterized by great changes, particularly of body composition. Its relation with the nutritional and health status makes its evaluation extremly important in this period of life. Actually, there is a wide variety of body composition assessment methods based on different body composition models and principles. Different methods can characterize body composition in a global and undifferentiated way, or in specific differentiating corporal components. Body composition can be evaluated by simple methods, such as traditional anthropometry orinvolving more sophisticated measurements, such as bioelectrical impedance analysis or magnetic resonance imaging. In these review different methods of body composition assessment and their relevance when used in children are critically revised.
Translated title of the contributionBody composition assessment in children with non invasive methods
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)47-54
JournalArquivos de Medicina
Volume19
Issue number1-2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anthropometry
  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis
  • Body composition
  • Dual energy X ray absorptiometry
  • Infancy
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Plethysmography
  • Total body electric conductivity

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