Two-component models are of limited value for the assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis

Marsha Y Morgan, Angela M Madden, Graham Jennings, Marinos Elia, Nigel J Fuller

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    Abstract

    Most techniques for measuring body composition are based on 2-component models (2-CMs) and depend on assumptions relating to the constancy of the density (D(FFM)) and hydration fraction (HF(FFM)) of fat-free mass (FFM).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1151-62
    Number of pages12
    JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume84
    Issue number5
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • Absorptiometry, Photon
    • Adipose Tissue
    • Adult
    • Aged
    • Body Composition
    • Body Height
    • Body Water
    • Body Weight
    • Bone Density
    • Case-Control Studies
    • Creatinine
    • Densitometry
    • Deuterium Oxide
    • Electric Impedance
    • Female
    • Humans
    • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
    • Male
    • Mathematics
    • Middle Aged
    • Models, Biological
    • Muscle, Skeletal
    • Reproducibility of Results
    • Sensitivity and Specificity

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