Identification of and Associations among Low, Middle, and High Body Composition Trajectories from Age 5- to 17-Years
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Our objective was to identify sex-specific age 5- to 17-year body composition (body mass index (BMI), % body fat, fat mass index, fat-free mass index) trajectories, compare trajectories assigned using age 5 (AGE5) data to those assigned using all available (ALL) data, and compare BMI assignments to other body composition assignments. Cluster analysis was used to identify low, medium, and high trajectories from body composition measures obtained from dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans at 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 years in a birth cohort followed longitudinally (n = 469). Moderate agreement was observed for comparisons between AGE5 data and ALL data cluster assignments for each body composition measure. Agreement between cluster assignments for BMI and other body composition measures was stronger using ALL data than using AGE5 data. Our results suggest that BMI, % body fat, fat mass index, and fat free mass index trajectories are established during early childhood, and that BMI is a reasonable predictor of body composition appropriate to track obesity in public health and clinical settings.
Source: Children
Institution: University of Iowa
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,056
Awards: Longitudinal Study of Fluoride, Diet, Caries & Fluorosis, Fluoride & Other Factors in Childhood and Adolescent Bone Development, University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, General Clinical Research Center, University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science Program (UL1), Secondary Analyses of Adolescent Caries, Including Fluoride, Diet & Other Factors, University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science Program, G9000155744
OpenAlex ID: W3094618908