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Background: In addition to body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and their index may be used to predict metabolic health risks. The aim of this study is to define ageand gender-specific FM, fat mass index (FMI), FFM and fat-free mass index (FFMI) percentiles for heatly Turkish children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 4028 (2252 girls, 1776 boys) participant aged 6–17 years were recruited. The body composition was evaluated by bioelectrical impedans. FM, FMI, FFM and FFMI percentiles were produced. Results: FM, FFM, FMI and FFMI percentiles were calculated. FMI and FM were female predominance through 6 to 17 years. The differences in 3rd-97th percentiles of FFMI were 4.06–7.20 kg/m2 respectively for males, where this difference was 4.06-6.95 kg/m2 for females. We checked the age-specific contribution of FMI, FFMI to BMI and fat% with Hattori chart and found that children with similar BMI may lie in different fat%. Conclusions: Since FM and FFM are important for the evaluation of body composition, in addition to BMI and body fat%, FM and FFM percentiles are required as local reference. Therefore, this study provides normative data for body FM, FMI, FFM and FFI percentiles. |
