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- Title
Protein energy wasting in children with chronic kidney disease: is lean body mass by DEXA a key diagnostic biomarker?
- Authors
Mak, Robert H.
- Abstract
The article focuses on evaluating a new scoring system for diagnosing protein energy wasting (PEW) in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly emphasizing the importance of lean body mass (LBM) measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) as diagnostic biomarker. Topics include the criteria and biomarkers for diagnosing PEW, the utility of LBM measurement by DEXA in detecting subclinical PEW, and considerations regarding the limitations and practicality of using DEXA.
- Subjects
PHOTON absorptiometry; RISK assessment; BODY mass index; SKELETAL muscle; PUBERTY; PROTEIN-energy malnutrition; BODY composition; EXTREMITIES (Anatomy); SEDENTARY lifestyles; CHRONIC kidney failure; STATURE; LEAN body mass; ANOREXIA nervosa; MEDICAL screening; CACHEXIA; BIOMARKERS; HUMAN growth hormone; PHYSICAL activity; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN
- Publication
Pediatric Nephrology, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 5, p1323
- ISSN
0931-041X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s00467-023-06261-w