Weight/length ratio references and newborn body composition estimation at birth from a Brazilian cohort

• Main Authors: Carlos Grandi (Author), Livia dos S. Rodrigues (Author), Davi C. Aragon (Author), Fabio Carmona (Author), Viviane C. Cardoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The objective was to calculate weight/length (W/L) ratio values and percentiles by sex and gestational age (GA) to estimate fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM) and body fat percentage (BF%) as well as to compare these indices in preterm, small (SGA), and large (LGA) for GA, stunted and wa...