Body composition assessment by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance
Keywords:
body composition, body mass index, anthropometry/methods, electric impedance, adult
Abstract
Introduction. Anthropometry and electric impedance methods are widely used for body composition assessment. However the evidence is unclear whether the results obtained from the two methods can be compared.Objective. Two methods are compared for assessment of body composition; anthropometry and electric impedance.
Materials and methods. Body composition was measured in 70 women; aged 22 to 56 and 53 men; aged 24 to 54, using anthropometry (Durning/Womersley and Jackson/Pollock skinfolds equations) and electric impedance (foot to foot electric impedance) to obtain percentage body fat.
Results. The mean percentage body fat was significant higher with Durning/Womersley (25.2%) than Jackson/Pollock (20.1%) and electric impedance (19.3%) for men (p<0.001). The mean percentage body fat was significant higher with Durning/Womersley (36.9%) than Jackson/Pollock (31.0%) and electric impedance (27.6%) for women (p<0.001). Correlation coefficient was high when two methods were compared (r>0.77) however, the concordance between methods to classify obesity subjects was low (K<0.5).
Conclusions. The percentages obtained from the anthropometry method were higher than the bioelectrical impedance method. A significant difference was found between methods applied in men and women, and therefore these methods are not comparable.
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2. Malina RM, Bouchard C. The study of growth, maturation and performance. En: Malina RM, Bouchard C, editors.Growth, maturation an physical activity. Champaign IL: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1991. p.11-20.
3. Boileau RA, Horswirr CA. Body composition in sports: Measurement and applications for weight loss and gain. In: Garret WE, Kirkendall DT, editors. Exercise and sport science. Philadelphia: Lippincontt Williams and Wilkins; 2000. p.319-38.
4. Lukaski HC. Methods for assessment of human body composition: traditional and new. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987;46:537-56.
5. Wang ZM, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Systematic organization of body-composition methodology: an overview with emphasis on componentbased methods. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995;61:457-65.
6. Roche AF. Anthropometry and ultrasound. En: Roche AF, Heymsfield SB, Lohman TG, editors. Human body composition. Champaign IL: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1996. p.167-82.
7. Valtueña S, Arija V, Salas Salvadó J. Estado actual de los métodos de evaluación de la composición corporal: descripción, reproducibilidad, precisión, ámbitos de aplicación, seguridad, coste y perspectivas de futuro. Med Clin (Barc). 1996;106:624-35.
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13. Brodie DA. Techniques of measurement of body composition. Part I. Sports Med. 1988;5:11-40.
14. Brodie DA. Techniques of measurement of body composition. Part II. Sports Med. 1988;5:74-98.
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18. Foster KR, Lukaski HC. Whole-body impedance -what does it measure? Am J Cli Nutr. 1996;64(Suppl.3):388-96.
19. Kotler DP, Burastero S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr. Prediction of body cell mass, fat-free mass, and total body water with bioelectrical impedance analysis: effects of race, sex and disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 1996;64(Suppl.3):489-97.
20. Casanova-Román M, Rodríguez I, Rico de Cos S, Casanova-Bellido M. Análisis de la composición corporal por parámetros antropométricos y bioeléctricos. An Pediatr (Barc). 2004;61:23-31.
21. Lupoli L, Sergi G, Coin A, Perissinotto E, Volpato E, Busetto L, et al. Body composition in underweight elderly subjects: reliability of bioelectrical impedance analysis. Clin Nutr. 2004;23:1371-80.
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32. Norton K. Estimación antropométrica de la grasa o adiposidad. En: Norton K, Olds T, editores. Antropométrica. Rosario: Biosystem Servicio Educativo; 2000. p.116-36.
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Aristizábal JC, Restrepo MT, Estrada A. Body composition assessment by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance. biomedica [Internet]. 2007 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 May 19];27(2):216-24. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/217
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