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J Appl Physiol 76: 1946-1950, 1994;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 76, Issue 5 1946-1950, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Relationship between fat-free mass and urinary excretion of creatinine and 3-methylhistidine in adult humans

F. Virgili, G. Maiani, Z. H. Zahoor, D. Ciarapica, A. Raguzzini and A. Ferro-Luzzi
Unit of Human Nutrition, National Institute of Nutrition, Rome, Italy.

The urinary excretion of endogenous creatinine (CRTN) and 3-methylhistidine (3-MH) has been proposed as a predictor of fat-free mass (FFM) in healthy subjects. In this study, we report the relationship between FFM, estimated by densitometry plus deuterium dilution, and daily urinary excretion of CRTN and 3-MH in a sample of 20 healthy adult subjects of both sexes. 3-MH and CRTN were measured in 2 days of urine collection, which followed 4 days of meat-free diet. Meat-free diet was maintained throughout the period of urine collection. The mean of 2 days of excretion of 3-MH was 237.7 +/- 87.3 (SD) and 138.9 +/- 31.2 mumol/day in men and women, respectively. The mean CRTN excretion was 1.51 +/- 0.22 and 0.98 +/- 0.15 g/day in men and women, respectively. CRTN excretion was found well associated with FFM (R2 = 0.89; P < 0.0001), whereas 3-MH was lightly associated with FFM (R2 = 0.33; P < 0.01). Residuals from the regression of 3-MH vs. FFM were found to be correlated with CRTN excretion and FFM (R2 = 0.57 and 0.67, respectively), suggesting that muscularity and the absolute amount of lean mass are relevant for the error in predicting FFM from 3-MH excretion. Data confirm that urinary CRTN excretion can be an expedient indirect method for evaluating body composition in healthy adult subjects. Data also suggest that the relationship between 3-MH and FFM is complex, limiting the possibility of predicting body composition from the excretion of this metabolite.


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