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Which anthropometric measures best reflect neonatal adiposity?

Study Name Which anthropometric measures best reflect neonatal adiposity?
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Funding Agency Medical Research Council,Medical Research Council,Medical Research Council,Medical Research Council,Medical Research Council
Primary Research Focus In large epidemiological studies, in-depth body composition measurement methods are usually not feasible for cost and logistical reasons, and there is a need to identify anthropometric measures that adequately reflect neonatal adiposity. In a multiethnic Asian mother-offspring cohort in Singapore, anthropometric measures (weight, length, abdominal circumference, skinfold thicknesses) were measured using standardized protocols in newborn infants, and anthropometric indices [weight/length, weight/length2 (body mass index, BMI), weight/length3 (ponderal index, PI)] derived.
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Number Participants 100-499
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Protocol Ids 20202, 20702, 21601
Grant Number MC_U147574226,MC_UP_A620_1017,MC_U147574222,MC_UU_12011/4,MR/J000094/1
Citation Link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28990589