Determination of body fat ratio standards in children at early school age using bioelectric impedance

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/61988987:17450/20:A21026S6 RIV/00216208:11510/20:10418505

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/56/12/641/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/56/12/641/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120641" target="_blank" >10.3390/medicina56120641</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Determination of body fat ratio standards in children at early school age using bioelectric impedance

Original language description

Background and objectives: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess the proportionality of body mass; however, there are currently no standards for assessing the weight status of the child population for the needs of epidemiological studies. This study aims to establish bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) standards for assessing the body weight of children (body fat, visceral fat) using BMI percentile growth charts. Materials and Methods: The study was implemented in a group of 1674 children (816 boys and 858 girls), ages 6 to 11. To classify the subjects at a percentile level, the percentile growth charts from the 6th national anthropological study in the Czech Republic were used. Body composition parameters were ascertained by BIA. Results: Body fat (%) and visceral fat standard values were determined for all age categories. The standards were in three-stages, enabling the determination of underweight, normal weight and overweight children aged 6–11 years. For boys with proportionate body mass, standard body fat values ranging from 14.3–16.0% to 15.5–18.0% were determined, while for girls’ values ranging from 16.7–19.4% to 18.3–20.5% were determined, depending on age. As far as visceral fat is concerned, standard values in boys ranging from 30.3–36.9 cm2 to 36.1–44.9 cm2 and in girls 30.3–36.9 cm2 to 36.1–44.9 cm2 were determined, depending on age. Conclusions: Standards for assessing weight status are applicable to children aged 6–11 years, while it can be confirmed that BMI can be considered as an objective tool in assessing body mass and body composition in children. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Medicina-Lithuania

ISSN

1010-660X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

56

Issue of the periodical within the volume

12

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

"641-1"-"641-13"

UT code for WoS article

000601964400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85096758949