BMI does not capture the high fat mass index and low fat-free mass index in children with cerebral palsy and proposed statistical models that improve this accuracy

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for having a misclassified overweight/obesity status based on BMI thresholds due to their lower fat-free mass and similar fat mass compared to typically developing children. The primary objective was to determine if BMI could predi...

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Autores principales: Whitney, Daniel G., Miller, Freeman, Pohlig, Ryan T., Modlesky, Christopher M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0183-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0183-1

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