The Multicomponent Anthropometric Model for Assessing Body Composition in a Male Pediatric Population: A Simultaneous Prediction of Fat Mass, Bone Mineral Content, and Lean Soft Tissue
Table 4
Mean and standard deviation of DXA dependent variables by age group.
Age (years)
FM
BMC
LST
8 ()
6.1 ± 4.4
1.2 ± 0.2
22.0 ± 2.7
9 ()
6.6 ± 4.2
1.2 ± 0.2
23.3 ± 3.0
10 ()
7.0 ± 4.5
1.3 ± 0.2
24.5 ± 3.3
11 ()
7.8 ± 6.2
1.5 ± 0.3*
26.5 ± 3.8*
12 ()
8.4 ± 6.5
1.8 ± 0.3
32.3 ± 5.3
13 ()
10.9 ± 9.5
2.0 ± 0.4*
36.2 ± 6.3*
14 ()
10.3 ± 9.4
2.3 ± 0.5*
42.4 ± 7.1*
15 ()
11.1 ± 8.1
2.7 ± 0.5
48.4 ± 6.8
16 ()
10.3 ± 5.5
3.0 ± 0.4
50.6 ± 5.0
17 ()
11.9 ± 8.7
3.0 ± 0.4
52.0 ± 6.0
18 ()
10.1 ± 8.7
3.1 ± 0.8
53.8 ± 5.9
DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; FM: fat mass; BMC: bone mineral content; LST: lean soft tissue. *Subsequent age significantly different at .
