Examination of body fat percentage in preterm infants
- Conditions
- P07Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00024424
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Tübingen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 251
Inclusion Criteria
Gestational age at birth < 37 + 0/7 weeks (in data analysis moderate preterm infants (GA 32-36 weeks) will be distinguished from very preterm infants (GA <32 weeks))
Exclusion Criteria
infantile malformations and chromosomal abnormality
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method We expect the body fat percentage to be elevated in very preterm born infants after intensified nutrition compared to term born infants
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. We assume that the body fat percentage is lower in preterm infants who are predominantly fed breast milk compared to preterm infants who are predominantly fed formula.<br>2. We postulate that the body fat percentage of preterm infants who were cared for in different neonatal centres with centre-specific slightly different feeding regimes differs. We would therefore like to compare the body composition data collected for our preterm infants with those of other hospitals.<br>3. We postulate that an increased body fat percentage at the time of discharge is associated with an increased BMI at the age of 2 and 6 years.<br>4. We hypothesise that gestational age, postnatal weight history, presence of major illnesses (BPD, NEC) and gender influence body composition