DXA-measured visceral fat mass and lean body mass reflect abnormal metabolic phenotypes among some obese and non-obese Chinese children and adolescents

Conclusions Among children and adolescents, the metabolically unhealthy phenotype was associated with excess of body composition, but with significant differences seen by age and sex. VFM and LBM derived by DXA can predict the metabolically unhealthy phenotype effectively in specific sex and age groups.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research