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BMC Pediatrics
Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Research

Longitudinal analysis of resting energy expenditure and body mass composition in physically active children and adolescents

Authors: Edyta Łuszczki, Anna Bartosiewicz, Maciej Kuchciak, Katarzyna Dereń, Łukasz Oleksy, Olga Adamska, Artur Mazur

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

Background

Monitoring body composition and changes in energy expenditure during maturation and growth is significant, as many components can influence body structure in adulthood. In the case of young players, when these changes can influence their strength and power, it seems to be equally important. Our aim was to examine whether resting energy expenditure (REE) and body composition would change after 10 months from baseline in physically active children and adolescents.

Methods

We obtained data from 80 children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years at two measurement points: the baseline in September 2018 and after 10 months in July 2019. The study was carried out using a calorimeter (Fitmate MED, Cosmed, Rome, Italy), a device used to assess body composition using by the electrical bioimpedance method by means of a segment analyzer (TANITA MC-980). The Student’s t-test and linear regression analysis were used. Using the stepwise forward regression procedure, the selection of factors in a statistically significant way that describes the level of REE was made.

Results

We noticed that REE was not significantly different between baseline (1596.94 ± 273.01 kcal) and after 10 months (1625.38 ± 253.26 kcal). When analyzing the difference in REE between studies girls, we found body height as a significant predictor. The results of our study show a negative relationship between growth and REE. Differences between sexes and age in REE between baseline and after 10 months were not significant.

Conclusions

Our study involving physically active children and adolescents, which used repeated objective measures and longitudinal statistical modeling to analyze them, was unable to demonstrate any interaction between body weight change, body composition measurements, and REE.
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Metadata
Title
Longitudinal analysis of resting energy expenditure and body mass composition in physically active children and adolescents
Authors
Edyta Łuszczki
Anna Bartosiewicz
Maciej Kuchciak
Katarzyna Dereń
Łukasz Oleksy
Olga Adamska
Artur Mazur
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03326-x

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