Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in obesity

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 02 Jul 2013 English Publisher:CMA Impact Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 186, pages 48-48 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Alberto, Bazzocchi; Danila, Diano;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120149

pmid: 23820443

pmc: PMC3883822

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in obesity

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Abstract

Two patients with grade III obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 40), a 31-year-old man (A) and a 26-year-old woman (B), banded gastroplasty. Both patients followed the same nutritional and postsurgical approach. After 12 months, both patients achieved a similar reduction in BMI (patient A: −29.7%;

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Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
Italy

Keywords

Adult, Male, Absorptiometry, Photon, Body Composition, Bariatric Surgery, Humans, Female, Obesity, Body Mass Index

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