title: [Assessment of body composition--methods and practical aspects].
abstract: The analysis of the body composition is a valuable tool in assessing nutritional status, and provides additional information about health risks and prognosis. Several methods can be used to assess the various body components. To obtain valid data, well standardized measurements are obligatory. As regards interpretation, the investigator has to take into account the assumptions used for the respective method and possible methodological errors.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Endokrinologie und Stoffwechsel, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Wien, Osterreich. karin.schindler@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ludvik
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D017097:Electric Impedance / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012885:Skinfold Thickness
vernacular_title: Methodische und praktische Aspekte der Bestimmung der Körperzusammensetzung.