ISSN:
1619-7089
Keywords:
Body-composition methodology
;
Cirrhosis
;
Fat
;
Fat-free mass
;
Multi-component models
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Very little information is available on body composition in patients with cirrhosis. Difficulties arise in studying these patients because they tend to retain fluid and this results in changes in tissue density and in the hydration fraction of fat-free mass. As the classic body composition techniques rely on the assumption that these variables remain constant, use of these methods will result in either under- or overestimates of body composition variables. Use of multi-component models, employing two or more measurement techniques, will obviate the need for some of the assumptions inherent in the use of single techniques, thereby increasing the accuracy of the assessments, without loss of precision.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01731849
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