1. Analysis of body composition and selected lipid parameters in healthy children – a preliminary report
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Paweł Więch, Katarzyna Dereń, Edyta Łuszczki, Grzegorz Sobek, Joanna Baran, and Aneta Weres
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body composition ,lipids ,child ,nutritional status ,Medicine - Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to perform an analytical evaluation of body composition and selected lipid parameters in a population of healthy children. Material and methods: The study included a group of 81 children (44 boys and 37 girls, mean age 11.56 ± 2.84 years) participating in a research project in the Centre for Medical and Natural Sciences Research and Innovation in Rzeszow. Body composition measurement (TANITA BC-420 S MA) and lipid profile assessment (Cholestech LDX) were performed in all patients. Statistical analysis of the collected material was conducted with Statistica 10.0 (StatSoft). Parametric and nonparametric tests were used for statistical analysis of variables. The level of statistical significance was adopted at p
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- 2017
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