Anthropometric measurements to identify undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy.

Ibrahim DuranKyriakos MartakisMirko RehbergOliver SemlerEckhard Schoenau

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2019)

Body mass index (BMI) z-scores had a high specificity but very low sensitivity in identifying undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Height z-scores were not appropriate for predicting undernutrition in children with CP. Undernutrition assessed by BMI was overestimated in children with CP versus when assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Keyphrases

dual energy
children with cerebral palsy
body mass index
computed tomography
weight gain
image quality
young adults
body composition
physical activity
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry