BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this work was to provide a complete profile of body
composition (BC) in healthy subjects and to investigate age and gender-related differences …

La valutazione della composizione corporea, da qui in avanti denominata con il termine
anglosassone di body composition (BC), è un metodo essenziale per analizzare lo stato di …

Objective The aim of this study was to test the relationship between anthropometry,
ultrasonography, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of body …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: To establish reference values for fat-free mass (FFM), the FFM
index (FFMI), fat mass (FM) and the FM index (FMI) in an Italian adult population, developing …

Body composition (BC) is an emerging important factor for the characterization of metabolic
status. The assessment of BC has been studied in various populations and diseases such …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: To establish reference values for limb composition, fat-free mass
(FFM) and fat mass (FM) in Italian adults for gender-specific age brackets 20–80 years old …

Objectives The aim of this work was to examine the cross-sectional relationship between
body composition (BC) markers for adipose and lean tissue and bone mass, and a wide …

Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the effect of age on
body composition in older adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) to …

Background Increasing attention has been drawn on the assessment of body composition
phenotypes, since the distribution of soft tissue influences cardio-metabolic risk. Dual …

Introduction: Effective methods for assessing visceral fat are important to investigate the role
of visceral fat for the increased health risks in obesity. Techniques for direct measurement of …