Accurate, noninvasive, and inexpensive methods are required to measure infant body composition. Ultrasound (US) and bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) have been validated in adults and introduced in ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Body density has been determined by means of underwater weighing, and skinfold thicknesses have been measured at 9 sites on a main group of 55 ...

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Background Tensiomyography (TMG) is an innovative tool to control athletic training, and prevent and follow up muscular injuries. The reliability and validity for different population (sport modality, ...

Normative data on triceps skinfold values from 1573 Cincinnati school children ages 6 through 17 are presented. An additional measurement taken on 1130 of the same children one year later allowed for ...

Background: Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis by the inhibition of food intake. Recently a positive correlation between leptin ...