Determination of body composition by dual x-ray absorptiometry in persons with haemophilia.

Pia RansmannMarius BrühlJamil HmidaGeorg GoldmannJohannes OldenburgAnna Christina StraussThorsten HagedornFrank Alexander SchildbergThomas Hilberg Andreas Christian Strauß

Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2024)

This study provides valuable reference data for body composition parameters in PwH. Persons with severe haemophilia show significantly less lean mass compared to persons with moderate or mild haemophilia. Body fat percentage and VAT did not differ between severity phenotypes, but increased with age.

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