Length Normalized Indices for Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass in Preterm and Term Infants during the First Six Months of Life

Length Normalized Indices for Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass in Preterm and Term Infants during the First Six Months of Life

Objective: Postnatal tissue accretion in preterm infants differs from those in utero, affecting body composition (BC) and lifelong morbidity. Length normalized BC data allows infants with different body lengths to be compared and followed longitudinally. This study aims to analyze BC of preterm and...

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Main Authors: Ipsita Goswami, Niels Rochow, Gerhard Fusch, Kai Liu, Michael L. Marrin, Matthias Heckmann, Mathias Nelle, Christoph Fusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
fat mass index
fat free mass index
body composition
fat mass
lean mass
growth
nutrition
postnatal
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/7/417

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http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/7/417

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