had low fat-free mass index with preserved values for BMI (hidden depletion). Only 52% ...... data analysis and reviewing of the manuscript, GC was involved in.
Clinical Nutrition xxx (2012) 1e7
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Use of body mass index percentile to identify fat-free mass depletion in children with cystic fibrosisq Mariëlle P.K.J. Engelen a, *, Ruth Schroder a, Karin Van der Hoorn a, Nicolaas E.P. Deutz a, Gulnur Com b a b
Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Article history: Received 9 May 2011 Accepted 20 April 2012
Background & aims: Nutritional failure in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) has a negative effect on their morbidity and survival. It is unknown if determination of fat-free mass is a better screening method for nutritional failure than the currently recommended body mass index (BMI) alone. Methods: This cross-sectional study in 77 children with CF (age: 14.8 2.9 y) measured fat-free mass, fat mass, bone mineral content and density using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Nutritional failure was defined as BMI
