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1549015

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) recipients often experience increased body weight (BW) following surgery. Using hydrostatic weighing (HW), this study assessed the body density (BD) and body composition of 17 white and seven black male OHT patients. It examined the cross-validity of the Jackson and Pollock seven and three site skinfold (SF) regression equations for predicting BD in these patients. We hypothesized that both prednisone (P) dose and months post-operative (MPO) would be inversely related to BD. The average of the last five of ten HW trials was used in computing BD. BW and % body fat (BF) were 88.5 +/- 17.8 kg (mean +/- SD) and 33.5 +/- 9.4%, respectively. The correlation coefficient between hydrostatically determined BD and BD determined via two of the three intercept revised Jackson and Pollock SF equations was r = 0.89, SE = 0.009. A polynomial regression model for BD using P dose and MPO provided a correlation coefficient of r = 0.71, SE = 0.015. Partial correlation techniques incorporating SF, age, MPO, and P dose indicated that neither P dose or MPO provided any significant additive effect, above SF and age, when predicting BD. We conclude that in OHT patients receiving glucocorticoids, the intercept revised Jackson and Pollock SF regression equations are generally applicable and associated with a SE of +/- 4 BF percentage points. Up to 49 months after OHT, both P dose and MPO are inversely related to BD but provide no additive value above SF for predicting BD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0195-9131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
247-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of body composition in heart transplant patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article