Estimating Percent Body Fat and Lean Body Mass in Children and Adolescents Using Bioelectrical Impedance and the Equations of Bunc et al

Purpose: To use bioelectrical impedance to estimate percent body fat and lean body mass in children and adolescents using the equations of Bunc et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a pediatric patient for body fat and lean body mass?

Yes

Age of the patient

Years

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Body weight

Height

Resistance from bioelectrical impedance

Ohms

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Percent body fat

Lean body mass

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Laboratory Tests
- Estimating Lean Body Mass from Urinary Creatinine Excretion
Other Testing

ICD-10

E66 - Obesity
F50 - Eating disorders
R63.4 - Abnormal weight loss

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Purpose: To use bioelectrical impedance to estimate percent body fat and lean body mass in children and adolescents using the equations of Bunc et al.

ICD-10: E66, F50, R63.4,

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