Preterm infant body composition cannot be accurately determined by weight and length.
Kiger JR, Taylor SN, Wagner CL, Finch C, Katikaneni L. Preterm infant body composition cannot be accurately determined by weight and length. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2016, 9: 285-90. PMID: 27589548, DOI: 10.3233/npm-16915125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody fat percentageAir displacement plethysmographyAnthropometric indicesPreterm infantsBody compositionFat percentageFat massNeonatal fat massRetrospective observational studyPost-menstrual ageInfant body compositionCommon anthropometric indicesPercent body fatFit regression formulaObservational studyBody fatBody weightInfantsTime pointsWeeksBMIRegression modelsFatPercentageIndex