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

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	1151-62
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	84
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 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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Two-component models are of limited value for the assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis

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