Evaluation of fat-free mass by whole-body counter in Japanese healthy young adults.
Whole-body counters (WBCs) are special instruments for measuring internal irradiation doses and are usually housed within or around nuclear facilities in the event of unexpected radiation emergencies. As a substantial proportion of total body potassium (TBK) is found in fat-free mass (FFM), FFM volume can be predicted from WBC-measured (40)K. We screened TBK in Japanese healthy young adults using a WBC and found strong linear correlations between TBK and lean body mass (LBM) and body mass index (r = 0.97, P < 0.01 and r = 0.47, P < 0.01, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis, following adjustments for sex, indicates that only LBM has a significant correlation with TBK (P < 0.01). These results strongly support the feasibility of using WBCs for estimating FFM.
Morita
Naoko
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Department of Radiation Biophysics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takamura
Noboru
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Murakami
Tomohiko
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Ohzora
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Aoyagi
Kiyoshi
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Yamashita
Shunichi
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Okumura
Yutaka
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D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
D011188:Potassium