The measurement of body composition (BC) represents a valuable tool to assess nutritional
status in health and disease. The most used methods to evaluate BC in the clinical practice …

The technique of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been
used for several years in the research environment. Its ability to accurately and precisely …

In 2008 the National Center for Health Statistics released a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) whole body dataset from the NHANES population-based sample acquired with …

Objective: Body mass index (BMI) is the surrogate measure of adiposity most commonly
employed in children and adults. Waist circumference (WC) and the waist circumference-to …

Background: Abnormal body compositions such as high adiposity (HA), low muscle mass
(LM), or a combination of the 2 [high adiposity with low muscle mass (HA-LM)] are relevant …

The effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on muscle mass in children, independent of poor
growth and delayed maturation, is not well understood. We sought to characterize whole …

Background To determine whether differences in body composition contribute to sex
differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, we investigated the relationship …

In the late 1990s, reports of unusual changes in body fat distribution named
'lipodystrophy'(LD) began to appear in HIV patients mitigating the enormous enthusiasm …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used to evaluate body composition in
athletes. Knowledge of measurement precision is essential for monitoring body composition …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its treatment with antiretroviral therapy
(ART) have been associated with lipodystrophy. Different clinical methodologies have been …