Open AccessBody-composition alterations consistent with cachexia in children and young adults with Crohn disease
Author(s) -
Jon M. Burnham,
Justine Shults,
Edisio Semeao,
Bethany J. Foster,
Babette S. Zemel,
Virginia A. Stallings,
Mary B. Leonard
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.2.413
Subject(s) - lean body mass , cachexia , body mass index , medicine , endocrinology , fat mass , young adult , physiology , body weight , cancer
Crohn disease (CD) in children is associated with low body mass index (BMI), poor growth, and delayed maturation; alterations in lean and fat mass, however, are poorly characterized.
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