Sonographic assessment of abdominal fat distribution during the first year of infancy.

Brei, Christina; Much, Daniela; Heimberg, Ellen; Schulte, Verena; Brunner, Stefanie; Stecher, Lynne; Vollhardt, Christiane; Bauer, Jan S; Amann-Gassner, Ulrike; Hauner, Hans

doi:10.1038/pr.2015.108

Title:: Sonographic assessment of abdominal fat distribution during the first year of infancy.
Document type:: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):: Brei, Christina; Much, Daniela; Heimberg, Ellen; Schulte, Verena; Brunner, Stefanie; Stecher, Lynne; Vollhardt, Christiane; Bauer, Jan S; Amann-Gassner, Ulrike; Hauner, Hans
Abstract:: Longitudinal data regarding the fat distribution in the early postnatal period is sparse.We performed ultrasonography (US) as a noninvasive approach to investigate the development of abdominal subcutaneous (SC) and preperitoneal (PP) fat depots in infants <=1 y and compared longitudinal US data with skinfold thickness (SFT) measurements and anthropometry in 162 healthy children at 6 wk, 4 mo, and 1 y postpartum.US was found to be a reproducible method for the quantification of abdominal SC and PP adipose tissue (AT) in this age group. Thickness of SC fat layers significantly increased from 6 wk to 4 mo and decreased at 1 y postpartum, whereas PP fat layers continuously increased. Girls had a significantly higher SC fat mass compared to boys, while there was no sex-specific difference in PP fat thickness. SC fat layer was strongly correlated with SFT measurements, while PP fat tissue was only weakly correlated with anthropometric measures.US is a feasible and reproducible method for the quantification of abdominal fat mass in infants <=1 y of age. PP and SC fat depots develop differentially during the first year of life.
Journal title abbreviation:: Pediatr Res
Year:: 2015
Journal volume:: 78
Journal issue:: 3
Pages contribution:: 342-50
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1038/pr.2015.108
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26053137
Print-ISSN:: 0031-3998
TUM Institution:: Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin; Fachgebiet Neuroradiologie (Prof. Zimmer)
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