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Body composition and body mass index in 5-year-old children
dc.contributor.advisor | Carlson, Susan E | |
dc.contributor.author | Rogg, Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-29T13:44:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-29T13:44:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12665 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12171 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Body mass index [BMI, weight in kg/(height in cm2)] (BMI) percentile categories are used to measure excess fatness in children; BMI's ability to assess fatness and which maternal characteristics predict adiposity in children is unclear. Objective: Describe body composition in 5-year- old children; examine if BMI and maternal characteristics correlate with adiposity in children. Methods: Fifty children provided BMI, body composition by air displacement plethysmography (ADP) (BodPod ®), and maternal variables. Descriptive and comparative analyses were used. Results: BMI significantly correlated with body composition. There was no difference in % fat between normal weight and overweight/obese children (p=0.48). FM significantly differed for children by gestational weight gain (GWG) (p = 0.04). Maternal BMI positively correlated with FFM (p Conclusion: The use of the BMI percentiles in children appears to have limitations. More research is needed to determine the accuracy of BMI and predictors excess adiposity in children. | |
dc.format.extent | 88 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Nutrition | |
dc.subject | Body composition | |
dc.subject | Body mass index | |
dc.subject | Children | |
dc.subject | Obesity | |
dc.title | Body composition and body mass index in 5-year-old children | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Hull, Holly R | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Sullivan, Debra K | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Dietetics & Nutrition | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.S. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 8086289 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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