Correlation Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Fat-Free Mass in Infants Born Very Preterm

Authors

Kathryn E. Cyrus, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Maggie L. Jerome, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Audrey V. Reeves, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Kelly Nguyen, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Mahalakshmi Shankaran, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
William J. Evans, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Ariel A. Salas, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-30-2024

Publication Title

The Journal of Pediatrics

Abstract

Assessing growth quality in preterm infants present challenges, particularly with the use of the standard fat-free mass measurement. We report here a moderate correlation between indirect skeletal muscle mass measurements using the D3-creatine dilution method and fat-free mass measured with air-displacement plethysmography. Skeletal muscle mass could serve as an indicator of growth quality.

First Page

114272

PubMed ID

39218204

Volume

276

Recommended Citation

Cyrus, Kathryn E.; Jerome, Maggie L.; Reeves, Audrey V.; Nguyen, Kelly; Shankaran, Mahalakshmi; Evans, William J.; and Salas, Ariel A., "Correlation Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Fat-Free Mass in Infants Born Very Preterm" (2024). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 2963.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/2963
10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114272