... composition are useful tools in evaluating the success of different nutritional interventions. However, all currently available methods have substantial drawbacks. A relatively new and promising method is air displacement plethysmography. This method still needs to be validated in preterm neonates...

... isone of the major determinants of whole-body composition during the first year of life.Among the techniques dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and, more recently,air displacement plethysmography appear to be major techniques that have been evaluatedin infants. Determination of weight gain...

... Air-displacement plethysmography Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Quantitative magnetic resonance Key Messages Measuring body composition in pediatric practice can inform clinical nutrition recommendations related to weight maintenance or growth. Growth is associated...

.... 2015;69:1298–305. 4. Fields DA, Goran MI, McCrory MA. Body-composition assessment via air-displacement plethysmography in adults and children: a review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:453–67. 5. Barbour LA, Hernandez TL, Reynolds RM, Reece MS, Chartier-Logan C, Anderson MK, et al. Striking differences...

.... Evaluation of air-displacement plethysmography for body composition assessment in preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2012;72:316–320. 47. Sainz RD, Urlando A. Evaluation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for body-composition assessment by means of chemical analysis of bovine tissue phantoms...

...:67-69 24. Deierlein AL, et al: An anthropometric model to estimate neonatal fat mass using air displacement plethysmography. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2012;9:21 ...

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... in approximating body composition. When compared to body composition measured by air displacement plethysmography (ADP), two studies of anthropometric indices found the BMI to be the best fit [ 37 , 38 ]. In regression modeling, BMI explained 51% of the variability in percent body fat for infants born less than...

... charts for the assessment of body composition, according to air-displacement plethysmography, at birth and across the first 6 months of life Am J Clin Nutr. 2019;109:1353–60. ...

... composition of preterm infants determined by air displacement plethysmography; in PSANZ Annu Congr, 2009. 14. Gianni ML, Roggero P, Piemontese P, et al: Body composition in newborn infants: 5 year experience in an Italian neonatal intensive care unit. Early Hum Dev 2013;88:S13-S17. 15. Uthaya S...

... reliant on assumptions that vary in the strength of their applicability in infancy. These are isotope dilution studies, bioelectrical impedance, total electrical conductivity, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), skinfold thickness measurements, and air displacement plethysmography. Adipose tissue...

... in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity. Other Techniques for Assessing Body Composition Other body composition measurement techniques include air displacement plethysmography (Bod Pod and Pea Pod) and bioelectrical methods such as bioelectrical impedance analyzers (BIA). Bod Pod, Pea Pod and BIA...

... at discharge). Body composition is influenced by diet and is emerging as a necessary measure of nutrition adequacy. Air displacement plethysmography technology is a safe and efficient means by which to measure body composition of infants. The data suggest that preterm infants are lighter and fatter than...

... notable movement towards next-generation indices of nutritional status. One exception is the use of noninvasive measures of body composition, most importantly for assessing body fat, lean tissue, and muscle mass. In advanced research facilities, dual X-ray absorptiometry and air displacement...

... include ultrasound, isotope dilution for total body water, and underwater weighing. MRI, ultrasound, and isotope dilution require expensive equipment and trained operators, while underwater weighing also requires patients to be submerged in a water tank. The recent development of air displacement...

... Prodigy, GE Medical Systems), body volume from air displacement plethysmography (Bodpod Instrumentation/Life Measurement Instruments, Calif., USA) and total body water from deuterium dilution, to calculate fat, protein, mineral and water. All children with CF performed lung spirometry (forced expired...

... with regard to inadequate pre- and postnatal weight gain of neonates. However, methods for assessing fat-free body mass in neonates (like air displacement plethysmography) are expensive and time consuming, and large-scale data are lacking [ 22 ]. Genetics The genetic background of neonatal diseases has...

...-stage liver disease compared to healthy subjects [ 11, 12 ]. Imaging can be useful, but may need anesthesia. Newer modalities, such as air displacement plethysmography, are becoming more available. Clinical Assessment A well-executed clinical assessment can give clues of deficits and must...

.... Several other methods of body composition measurement have been used in children, including total body potassium by whole-body 40K counting, tritium dilution, bioimpedance, and air displacement plethysmography. The limitations of these methods however make them less feasible, less reliable, or less...