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Article: New bioengineering in children findings from University of Colombo, Department of Paediatrics described.
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- Biotech Week
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- November 12, 2008
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New investigation results, 'Assessment of body composition in Sri Lankan children: validation of a bioelectrical impedance prediction equation,' are detailed in a study published in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "To develop bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) equations to predict total body water (TBW) and fat-free mass (FFM) of Sri Lankan children. Data were collected from 5-to 15-year-old healthy children," scientists writing in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition report (see also Bioengineering).
"They were randomly assigned to validation (M/F: 105/83) and cross-validation (M/F: 53/41) groups. Height, weight and BIA were measured. TBW was ...