Anthropometric and clinical correlates of fat mass in healthy term infants at 6 months of age

• Main Authors: Ameyalli M. Rodríguez-Cano (Author), Jennifer Mier-Cabrera (Author), Cinthya Muñoz-Manrique (Author), Arturo Cardona-Pérez (Author), Gicela Villalobos-Alcázar (Author), Otilia Perichart-Perera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Body composition in infancy plays a central role in the programming of metabolic diseases. Fat mass (FM) is determined by personal and environmental factors. Anthropometric measurements allow for estimations of FM in many age groups; however, correlations of these measurements wi...