Measuring body composition in pediatric patients with complex diagnoses: Acceptability, practicality, and validation of different techniques.
bioelectrical impedance
body composition
child
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
pediatrics
Journal
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
ISSN: 1941-2452
Titre abrégé: Nutr Clin Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8606733
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Dec 2023
24 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
17
10
2023
received:
23
04
2023
accepted:
05
11
2023
medline:
24
12
2023
pubmed:
24
12
2023
entrez:
24
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Body composition could help identify malnutrition in pediatric patients, but there is uncertainty over which techniques are most suitable and prevailing opinion that measurements are difficult to obtain in practice. This study examined the acceptability, practicality, reliability, and validity of different anthropometric and body composition measurements in patients with complex diagnoses in a tertiary pediatric hospital. A total of 152 children aged 5-18 years had weight, height, body mass index (BMI), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), 4-site skinfold thicknesses (SFT), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) assessed on admission and discharge. Acceptability was assessed in a continuous scale, practicality with number/percentage of successful measurements, reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients and coefficients of repeatability, and validity between "simpler" techniques and DXA with Bland-Altman analysis of agreement and Cohen kappa. Techniques were overall acceptable. Measurements were successful in >50%, with patient refusal uncommon. Coefficients of repeatability were good (0.3 cm MUAC and height, 0.2 kg weight, and 1.0 mm SFTs). All techniques significantly overestimated DXA fat mass, but BMI and triceps SFT better identified abnormal fat mass (κ = 0.46 and 0.49). BIA fat-free mass was not significantly different from DXA, with substantial agreement between techniques (κ = 0.65). Body composition by a range of techniques is acceptable, practical, and reliable in a diverse group of children with complex diagnoses. BIA seems a good alternative to DXA for assessing fat-free mass, triceps SFT, and BMI for fat mass but should be used with care as it could overestimate total fat mass in individuals.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Body composition could help identify malnutrition in pediatric patients, but there is uncertainty over which techniques are most suitable and prevailing opinion that measurements are difficult to obtain in practice. This study examined the acceptability, practicality, reliability, and validity of different anthropometric and body composition measurements in patients with complex diagnoses in a tertiary pediatric hospital.
METHODS
METHODS
A total of 152 children aged 5-18 years had weight, height, body mass index (BMI), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), 4-site skinfold thicknesses (SFT), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) assessed on admission and discharge. Acceptability was assessed in a continuous scale, practicality with number/percentage of successful measurements, reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients and coefficients of repeatability, and validity between "simpler" techniques and DXA with Bland-Altman analysis of agreement and Cohen kappa.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Techniques were overall acceptable. Measurements were successful in >50%, with patient refusal uncommon. Coefficients of repeatability were good (0.3 cm MUAC and height, 0.2 kg weight, and 1.0 mm SFTs). All techniques significantly overestimated DXA fat mass, but BMI and triceps SFT better identified abnormal fat mass (κ = 0.46 and 0.49). BIA fat-free mass was not significantly different from DXA, with substantial agreement between techniques (κ = 0.65).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Body composition by a range of techniques is acceptable, practical, and reliable in a diverse group of children with complex diagnoses. BIA seems a good alternative to DXA for assessing fat-free mass, triceps SFT, and BMI for fat mass but should be used with care as it could overestimate total fat mass in individuals.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : This work was supported by a Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC) Grant. Dr Lara-Pompa received funding from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT, México) and Banco de México (FIDERH, México). Dr Fewtrell was supported by GOSHCC. The funding sources had no involvement in study design; collection, analysis or interpretation of data; writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication
Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
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