Open AccessBMI does not capture the high fat mass index and low fat-free mass index in children with cerebral palsy and proposed statistical models that improve this accuracy
Author(s) -
Daniel G. Whitney,
Freeman Miller,
Ryan T. Pohlig,
Christopher M. Modlesky
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-018-0183-1
Subject(s) - medicine , fat free mass , body mass index , mass index , cerebral palsy , fat mass , overweight , obesity , ambulatory , physical therapy
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for having a misclassified overweight/obesity status based on BMI thresholds due to their lower fat-free mass and similar fat mass compared with typically developing children. The primary objective was to determine if BMI could predict fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) in children with CP.