Bioelectrical impedance analysis for measuring body composition and predicting low muscle mass in apparently healthy pediatric outpatients: a retrospective observational study
Body composition can identify fat and muscle wasting in children with a normal BMIz. The phase angle moderately correlated with the FFMI, ASMI, visceral fat area, and ECW/TBW ratio. The phase angle is a reasonable, although not a surrogate, indicator of the sarcopenia risk in pediatric outpatients.
Authors
- Wenqiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8139-2872)
- Ming Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-9419)
- Qiongyao Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-2364)
- Qi Long
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05579-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Zhejiang University