Body composition in Egyptian Turner syndrome girls.
Indian J Hum Genet
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2013 Apr; 19(2): 150-153
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-149421
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This cross-sectional study was undertaken to construct the new body fat % curve and provide body composition reference data for adolescent girls with Turner syndrome (TS). They diagnosed cytogenetically by blood karyotyping and not treated with growth hormone (GH). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study included 70 TS girls from age 13 years to age 17 years. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance. Smoothed centile charts were derived by using the least mean square (LMS) method.RESULTS:
The new body fat curves reflect the increase of body fat mass (FM) from age 13 years to age 17 years. Body FM % of Egyptian TS girls was lower when compared with age-matched American untreated TS girls.CONCLUSION:
This study presents the new body fat curves and reference values of body composition for untreated Egyptian TS adolescent girls. The present charts can be used for direct assessment of body FM % for Egyptian TS girls and evaluation for cases on GH treatment or other growth promoting therapy.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Turner Syndrome
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Body Composition
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Female
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Humans
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Adolescent
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Egypt
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Hum Genet
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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