Body composition from birth to 6 mo of age in Ethiopian infants: reference data obtained by air-displacement plethysmography

Abstract

By presenting z scores and centile reference charts for an apparently healthy urban Ethiopian infant population, this study represents a first step toward providing reference data on FM and FFM for an urban African context, which is important for future clinical care and research. This study was registered at www.controlled-trials.com as ISRCTN46718296.

Optimization of Feeding of Prematurely Born Children and Their Physical Development

“…В одном из опубликованных исследований изучался компонентный состав тела, как у недоношенных, так и у доношенных детей, в течение 48 ч жизни, причем было проде-монстрировано, что количество жировой ткани у недоношенных детей, оцениваемой с помощью метода двухэнергетической аб-сорбциометрии (ДЭРА), достигало 13-14% [57]. Начиная с 2004 г. в клинической практике появилась возможность использовать приборы, в основе работы которых лежит принцип воздушной плетизмографии (ВПГ), что позволяет быстро, точно и неинва-зивно оценить компонентный состав тела у детей с массой тела от 1 до 8 кг [12,58,48]. Данный метод хорошо воспринимается ро-дителями детей и медицинскими работниками, а новорожденные неплохо переносят процесс обследования, что делает его весьма удобным для использования в клинических исследованиях.…”

Accretion of Fat-Free Mass Rather Than Fat Mass in Infancy Is Positively Associated with Linear Growth in Childhood

“…Furthermore, based on the same cohort, it was also shown that FFM was accreted linearly during the first 6 mo, whereas FM accretion leveled out at 4 mo of age (12). However, to our knowledge, the immediate and longterm health effects of postnatal BC accretion have not been studied.…”

“…This study is a follow-up of the iABC study, which involved a longitudinal birth BC cohort that has been described in detail elsewhere (12,21). In short, mothers and their newborns were recruited among mothers giving birth at the maternity ward in JUSH.…”

“…At birth and at 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, and 6 mo of age, BC was measured to the nearest 0.1 g by trained research nurses with the use of a Peapod (COSMED), an airdisplacement plethysmograph, previously described in detail (12).…”

“…Undernutrition and multiple infections are technological advances have resulted in an increased number of studies that describe BC throughout childhood in both highincome (7)(8)(9)(10)(11) and low-and middle-income (12,13) countries. As a consequence of these improved methods, there is an increasing interest in clinical research to identify the effects of fetal and postnatal programming on childhood health outcomes.…”