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Body Composition versus BMI as Measures of Success in a Clinical Pediatric Weight Management Program

Body Composition Assessment
Author
Stackpole et al.
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Used Parameters : PBF
Publication Year : 2020
Country : USA
Journal : Reports
The high rates and long-term medical consequences of childhood obesity make it a public health crisis requiring effective diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Although BMI is an adequate screening tool for obesity, monitoring BMI change is not always the best measure of success in treating patients in a pediatric weight management program. Our retrospective study evaluated the proportion of patients that achieved favorable changes in body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis in the absence of improvements in BMI …
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