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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-1-25
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| pubmed:abstractText |
There is a dearth of body composition techniques suitable for use in young infants. We have investigated the ability of Quetelet's index (W/H2) to predict body fatness in a group of male and female infants at 5 and 11 weeks of age. Fat-free mass and hence fat mass was determined using an H2 18O dilution technique. FM/H2 and Quetelet's index were significantly correlated in all but the male, 11 week old infants. However Quetelet's index could not be used in a predictive capacity because of the poor variation accounted for by the relationships. It is possible that Quetelet's index is a poor method of predicting body fatness in young infants because of the very rapid changes that are occurring in body weight and length at that time.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0378-3782
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
20
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
135-41
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Adipose Tissue,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Body Composition,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Body Mass Index,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2591337-Sex Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1989
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Quetelet's index as a measure of body fatness in young infants.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, U.K.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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