Body composition assessment using DXA in six-year-old children: the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Roberta V. Zanini (Author), Iná S. Santos (Author), Denise P. Gigante (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Fernando C. Barros (Author), Aluísio J. D. Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to describe fat (FM) and lean body mass (LBM) in six-year-old children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, stratified by gender. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry was used to measure FM and LBM, FM and LBM indexes, and percentage (%) of FM and LBM. Mean measures of adiposity...