A comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis and air displacement plethysmography to assess body composition in children

• Main Authors: Fangfang Chen (Author), Lijun Wu (Author), Yiren Chen (Author), Jing Wang (Author), Junting Liu (Author), Guimin Huang (Author), Dongqing Hou (Author), Zijun Liao (Author), Ting Zhang (Author), Xianghui Xie (Author), Gongshu Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAccurate assessment of body composition (BC) is important to investigate the development of childhood obesity. A bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) device is portable and inexpensive compared with air displacement plethysmography (ADP) for the assessment of BC and is widely used in chi...