2024
Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study
Shu W, Li M, Vermund S, Li H, Hu Y. Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study. Heliyon 2024, 10: e36381. PMID: 39253277, PMCID: PMC11381823, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced bone ageBMI z-scoreFMI Z-scoreBone ageZ-scoreFat-free mass index Z scoreFat mass index z-scoreBody mass index z-scoreHigher BMI z-scoreBody composition trajectoriesBody composition measurementsBody composition indicatorsPediatric cohortLinear bone growthNutritional statusPrimary school childrenSkeletal maturityBMIFFMIPubertyAgeBone growthSchool childrenComposite measureLongitudinal study
2021
Predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children
Li M, Shu W, Zunong J, Amaerjiang N, Xiao H, Li D, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children. Pediatric Research 2021, 92: 322-330. PMID: 34580427, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01754-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAbdominal obesity indicatorsFatty liver diseaseBody composition indicatorsLiver diseaseObesity indicatorsDiscriminative performancePopulation-based child cohortClinical Trials RegistryOptimal screening toolComposition indicatorsCurve valuesTrials RegistryLiver damageWeight managementChild CohortAnthropometric indicatorsEarly identificationLogistic regressionEndocrine indicatorsScreening toolDiseaseSpearman correlationCharacteristic curve