title: [Intra-abdominal adiposity in preterm infants: an explorative study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to compare the total body fat mass and the intra-abdominal adipose tissue between preterm infants assessed at term corrected age and full-term newborns.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational explorative study was conducted. 25 preterm and 10 full term infants were evaluated at 0-1 month of corrected and postnatal age, respectively. The total body fat mass was assessed by means of an air displacement plethysmography system (Pea Pod COSMED, USA) and the intra-abdominal adipose tissue by means of magnetic resonance imaging (software program SliceOMatic, Version 4.3,Tomovision, Canada).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total body fat mass (g) of preterm and term infants was 633 (+/- 183) and 538 (+/- 203) respectively while intra-abdominal fat mass (g) was 14.2 (+/- 4.9) and 19.9 (+/- 11.4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preterm infants, although exhibiting a total body fat mass higher than full term infants, do not show an increased intra-abdominal adipose tissue.
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. francesca.taroni@unimi.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taroni
authors.affiliation: U.O. Radiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forzenigo
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Sezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Ospedale San Paolo, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tondolo
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liotto
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bracco
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garavaglia
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garbarino
authors.affiliation: U.O. Radiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biondetti
authors.affiliation: NICU, University Departement of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male