Neonatal body composition: crossectional study in healthy term singletons in Germany.

Cornelia WiechersSara KirchhofLena BallesVanessa AvelinaRomy WeberChristoph MaasJan Pauluschke-FröhlichManfred HallschmidHubert PreißlAndreas FritscheChristian F PoetsAxel R Franz

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2019)

We generated BF% and FFM centiles for healthy, term, singletons born in Germany; these are similar to those found in other European countries. Infant body composition at birth was associated with modifiable (pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking), and given factors (gender, gestational age at birth, parity).

Keyphrases

gestational age
body composition
birth weight
preterm birth
body mass index
resistance training
bone mineral density
low birth weight
mental health
weight gain
smoking cessation
physical activity
preterm infants
weight loss