Open AccessLean body mass, physical activity and quality of life in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease and in healthy controls
Author(s) -
Katharina Werkstetter,
Jennifer Ullrich,
Stephanie Barbara Schatz,
Christine Prell,
Berthold Koletzko,
Sibylle Koletzko
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.11.017
Subject(s) - medicine , lean body mass , bioelectrical impedance analysis , body mass index , ulcerative colitis , quality of life (healthcare) , grip strength , inflammatory bowel disease , prospective cohort study , disease , physical therapy , physical activity , gastroenterology , physiology , body weight , nursing
Physical activity is important for muscle and bone strength in the growing child and may be impaired in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) even during quiescent disease. The SenseWearPro(2) armband allows to measure physical activity under everyday life conditions.
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