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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
[The component composition of the body in children with progressive obesity]
U S Oorzhak1, T E Taranushenko1, N A Ilyenkova1
1Krasnoyarsk State Medical Academy.
Insights
In obese children, adipose tissue significantly increases, dominating body mass over muscle and bone. Obesity progression in younger children correlates with reduced body mass and bone proportion.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Body Composition Analysis
- Obesity Research
Context:
- Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern.
- Understanding body mass composition is crucial for effective management.
- Previous studies have not fully elucidated component shifts in pediatric obesity.
Purpose:
- To identify the primary body mass components in obese children.
- To analyze how gender, age, and obesity severity affect body composition.
- To compare body mass components between obese and healthy children.
Summary:
- Obese children exhibit a significant increase in adipose tissue, which dominates over muscular and bony components.
- Adipose tissue increases up to 280% and 448% in second- and third-degree obesity, respectively.
- Obesity progression in younger children (8-10 years) is linked to reduced absolute body mass and a lower proportion of bone mass, with no significant gender differences in fat content.
Impact:
- Provides critical data on pediatric body composition in obesity.
- Informs targeted interventions for childhood obesity management.
- Highlights age-specific changes in body composition during obesity progression.
Abstract:
The aim of the investigation was to determine the major components of body mass in obese children. Two hundred and thirty-four children aged 8-16 years, including 181 healthy children and 53 obese children, were examined. The components of body mass in obese children were comparatively analyzed, by taking into account gender, age, and the disease seventy, which Indicated that the adipose tissue was the major component of the body, greatly dominating over muscular and bony components with its increase in progressive disease (up to 280 and 448% of the normal values in second- and third-degree obesity, respectively). The absolute content of fat as the body's major component in overweight children has no great gender differences. In children, obesity progression is accompanied by a statistically significant reduction in absolute body mass and in the proportion of an osseal component in younger age (8-10 years) groups.
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