Two-component models are of limited value for the assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis
Morgan, Marsha Y, Madden, Angela M, Jennings, Graham, Elia, Marinos and Fuller, Nigel J
(2006)
Two-component models are of limited value for the assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (5).
pp. 1151-62.
ISSN 0002-9165
Most techniques for measuring body composition are based on 2-component models (2-CMs) and depend on assumptions relating to the constancy of the density (D(FFM)) and hydration fraction (HF(FFM)) of fat-free mass (FFM).
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Absorptiometry, Photon; Adipose Tissue; Adult; Aged; Body Composition; Body Height; Body Water; Body Weight; Bone Density; Case-Control Studies; Creatinine; Densitometry; Deuterium Oxide; Electric Impedance; Female; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic; Male; Mathematics; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Muscle, Skeletal; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity |
| Date Deposited | 29 May 2025 09:09 |
| Last Modified | 29 May 2025 09:09 |