Use of foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis in children.
The aim of this study was to compare two methods of measuring body composition in children aged 6-10 years: with a traditional bioelectrical impedance analyser and a foot-to-foot impedance device. In 117 subjects (55 girls, 62 boys), bioelectrical impedance was measured using a Xitron 4000 device and a foot-to-foot impedance instrument (Rowenta); body fat mass and fat-free mass were then calculated and comparisons between means were performed using appropriate statistical tests.
Iacopino
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Department of Neurosciences, Via Montpellier 1, I-00133, Rome, Italy.
Andreoli
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Innocente
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I
Minisci
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C
Di Giorgio
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G
Anastasi
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A
Sicilia
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G
De Lorenzo
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A
D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male