Table 1 Anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass (kg)
From: Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy
Reference | Equations | Reference method | N subjects | Subject age of range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deierlein et al. [21] | −0.012 – 0.064*gender(1 = male; 0 = female) + 0.0024*age (days) – 0.150*body weight (kg) + 0.055*body weight2 (kg)2 + 0.046*ethnicity (1 = Hispanic; 0 = not Hispanic) + 0.020*sum of 3 skinfolds (triceps, subscapular and thigh) | ADP | 128 | 1-3 days |
Catalano et al. [20] | 0.54657 + 0.39055 * Birth weight (g) + 0.0453*Flank Skinfold (mm) – 0.03237*Length (cm) | TOBEC | 194 | 1-3 days |
Lingwood et al. [11] | FFM = 0.057 + 0.646 * weight (kg) - 0.089 * gender (1 = male; 2 = female) + 0.009 * length (cm) FM = weight - FFM | ADP | 77 | 0-4 days |
Aris et al. [22] | −0.022 + 0.307 * weight (kg) - 0.077 * gender (1 = male; 0 = female) - 0.019 * gestational age (week) + 0.028 * subscapular skinfold (mm) | ADP | 88 | 1-3 days |