Nguyen et al reported equations for evaluating Vietnamese children using bioelectrical impedance, including estimation of fat-free mass. The authors are from multiple institutions in Vietnam and the United States.
Patient selection: Vietnamese child from 4 to 7 years old
Parameters:
(1) age in months
(2) sex
(3) height in cm
(4) weight in kg
(5) resistance at 50 kHz in Ohms
Parameter
Finding
Points
age
0.008 * (months)
sex
male
0
female
-0.638
height
0.189 * (height)
weight
0.167 * (weight)
resistance
-0.007 * (resistance)
fat-free mass in kg =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters) - 5.539
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