Using Body Composition Groups to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk of Dyslipidemia.

ABSTRACT: The impact of body composition on the early origin of chronic diseases is an increasingly appreciated phenomenon. Little is known about the characteristics of children with varying body composition. The aim of this study was to investigate serum lipid profiles and other characteristics in relation to body composition. The data of 1394 participants (aged 6 to <18 years) of the observational general population-based Austrian LEAD Study have been analyzed. Body composition groups were defined by appendicular lean mass (ALMI) and fat mass (FMI) indices assessed by DXA. Serum lipid profiles (triglycerides, LDL-c, HDL-c) and other characteristics (e.g., prematurity, smoke exposure, physical activity, nutrition) were investigated in these body composition groups. Different body composition groups

SUBMITTER: Ofenheimer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature