Publications by authors named "Lucia Lupoli"
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate possible alterations in body composition and resting energy expenditure (REE) in type 1 multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL).
Subjects And Methods: Thirteen men aged from 40 to 78 years affected by type I MSL were compared with 13 healthy control subjects. Fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) were determined by DEXA using both standard analysis and specifically for the lipomatous region.
The aims of this study were to investigate body fluid changes in elderly patients suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF) and to identify the fluid measurement that best characterizes fluid overload states in CHF patients by comparison with normal hydration in the elderly. In a case-controlled experimental design, 72 elderly subjects (65-98 yr), 38 healthy and 34 with CHF, were studied. Total body water (TBW) and extracellular water (ECW) were determined by dilution methods; fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: In underweight elderly subjects it is important to estimate body composition and particularly fat-free mass (FFM). Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive method in determining FFM, but its usefulness in these frail subjects should be verified. The aim of this study is to verify in underweight elderly people the reliability of previously published BIA formulas in detecting FFM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Surgical gastric banding procedures induce considerable and rapid weight losses in obese subjects. Nevertheless changes in lean mass and body fluids following these surgical treatments are not well known.
Methods: We studied 6 obese women aged 38-42 years, before, and 8 and 24 weeks after laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LAP-BAND(TM)).