Estimation of Total-Body Skeletal Muscle Mass in Children and Adolescents

Purpose: The estimation of total-body skeletal muscle mass (SMM) has been predicted in healthy adults using anthropometric measurements and urine creatinine excretion. SMM measurement is compulsory to evaluate exercise performance and the influence of physical training on muscle mass. However, there is a lack of information on children and adolescents when quantifying appendicular skeletal muscle mass. Methods: Thirty-nine Caucasian children and...