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Hoffmann J, Thiele J, Kwast S, Borger MA, Schröter T, Schmidt J, Busse M. A new approach to quantify visceral fat via bioelectrical impedance analysis and ultrasound compared to MRI. Int J Obes (Lond) 2024; 48:209-217. [PMID: 37891402 PMCID: PMC10824659 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01400-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) has been linked to systemic proinflammatory characteristics, and measuring it accurately usually requires sophisticated instruments. This study aimed to estimate VAT applying a simpler method that uses total subcutaneous fat and total body fat (BF) measurements. METHOD As part of our experimental approach, the subcutaneous fat mass (SFT) was measured via US (SFTtotal), and VAT was quantified by assessing MRI data. Both parameters were added to obtain total body fat (BFcalc). Those results were then compared to values obtained from a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BFBIA). Multiple regression analyses were employed to develop a simplified sex-specific equation for SFT, which was subsequently used in conjunction with BFBIA to determine VAT (VATEq). RESULT We observed excellent reliability between BFBIA and BFcalc, with no significant difference in body fat values (20.98 ± 8.36 kg vs. 21.08 ± 8.81 kg, p = 0.798, ICC 0.948). VATEq_female/male revealed excellent reliability when compared to VATMRI, and no significant difference appeared (women: 0.03 ± 0.66 kg with a 95% CI ranging from -1.26 kg to 1.32 kg, p = 0.815, ICC: 0.955.; men: -0.01 ± 0.85 kg with a 95% CI ranging from -1.69 kg to 1.66 kg, p = 0.925, ICC: 0.952). CONCLUSION Taking an experimental approach, VAT can be determined without MRI.
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- Jana Hoffmann
- Outpatient Clinic of Sports Medicine, University of Leipzig, Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 20-30, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Helios Klinik, 04435, Schkeuditz, Germany
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, 04289, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Outpatient Clinic of Sports Medicine, University of Leipzig, Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 20-30, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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González-Arellanes R, Urquidez-Romero R, Rodríguez-Tadeo A, Esparza-Romero J, Méndez-Estrada RO, Ramírez-López E, Robles-Sardin AE, Pacheco-Moreno BI, Alemán-Mateo H. Predictive equations for fat mass in older Hispanic adults with excess adiposity using the 4-compartment model as a reference method. Eur J Clin Nutr 2023; 77:515-524. [PMID: 35705857 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01171-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Predictive equations are the best option for assessing fat mass in clinical practice due to their low cost and practicality. However, several factors, such as age, excess adiposity, and ethnicity can compromise the accuracy of the equations reported to date in the literature. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate two predictive equations for estimating fat mass: one based exclusively on anthropometric variables, the other combining anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance variables using the 4C model as the reference method. SUBJECTS/METHODS This is a cross-sectional study that included 386 Hispanic subjects aged ≥60 with excess adiposity. Fat mass and fat-free mass were measured by the 4C model as predictive variables. Age, sex, and certain anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance data were considered as potential predictor variables. To develop and to validate the equations, the multiple linear regression analysis, and cross-validation protocol were applied. RESULTS Equation 1 included weight, sex, and BMI as predictor variables, while equation 2 considered sex, weight, height squared/resistance, and resistance as predictor variables. R2 and RMSE values were ≥0.79 and ≤3.45, respectively, in both equations. The differences in estimates of fat mass by equations 1 and 2 were 0.34 kg and -0.25 kg, respectively, compared to the 4C model. This bias was not significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The new predictive equations are reliable for estimating body composition and are interchangeable with the 4C model. Thus, they can be used in epidemiological and clinical studies, as well as in clinical practice, to estimate body composition in older Hispanic adults with excess adiposity.
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- Rogelio González-Arellanes
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ave. Plutarco Elías Calles #1210, Col. Fovissste Chamizal. C.P. 32310. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ave. Plutarco Elías Calles #1210, Col. Fovissste Chamizal. C.P. 32310. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Dr. Eduardo Aguirre Pequeño #905, Col. Mitras Centro. C.P. 64460, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Coordinación de Nutrición. Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas #46, Col. La Victoria. C.P. 83304. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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Molina-Luque R, Romero-Saldaña M, Álvarez-Fernández C, Bennasar-Veny M, Álvarez-López Á, Molina-Recio G. Equation Córdoba: A Simplified Method for Estimation of Body Fat (ECORE-BF). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16224529. [PMID: 31731813 PMCID: PMC6888348 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many methods for measuring body fat have been developed, but applications in clinical settings are limited. For this reason, researchers have tried to identify different formulas for its estimation but most of are hard to incorporate into daily work due to the variability in population and difficulty of use. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a new equation for the simplified estimation of body fat using the Clínica Universidad de Navarra - Body Adiposity Estimator (CUN-BAE) as a reference. METHODS This research was conducted in two phases. In the first, the new body fat estimation equation was developed. The developed equation was validated in the second phase. Pearson's linear correlation, raw and adjusted linear regressions, the intraclass correlation coefficient, and Bland-Altman graphs were used. RESULTS The variables that best adjusted the body fat percentage were age, sex, and the Napierian logarithm of Body Mass Index (LnBMI), forming the Equation Córdoba for Estimation of Body Fat (ECORE-BF) model. In its validation, the model presented correlation values of 0.994, an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.960, with the Bland-Altman graph indicating means differences of 1.82 with respect to the estimation with the CUN-BAE. Nevertheless, although the aim was to simplify the CUN-BAE, the main limitation of this study is that a gold standard, such as air displacement plethysmography (ADP) or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), was not used. CONCLUSIONS The proposed equation (ECORE-BF) simplified the CUN-BAE and provided a precise method, respecting the principle of parsimony, for the calculation of body fat.
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- Rafael Molina-Luque
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Córdoba, Avd Menéndez Pidal No/No, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (R.M.-L.); (G.M.-R.)
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- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Córdoba City Hall, Huerto de San Pedro el Real, 1, 14003 Córdoba, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-686460989
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- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Córdoba City Hall, Huerto de San Pedro el Real, 1, 14003 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), Universitat Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa, 5, 07122 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain;
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- Hospital Infanta Cristina, Extremadura Health Service, Av. de Elvas, No/No, 06080 Badajoz, Spain;
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Córdoba, Avd Menéndez Pidal No/No, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (R.M.-L.); (G.M.-R.)
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Tugcu A, Russo C, Jin Z, Homma S, Nakanishi K, Elkind MSV, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Di Tullio MR. Association of body size metrics with left atrial phasic volumes and reservoir function in the elderly. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 19:1157-1164. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Aylin Tugcu
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Fosbøl MØ, Zerahn B. Contemporary methods of body composition measurement. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2014; 35:81-97. [DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Marie Ø. Fosbøl
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine; Center of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research; University of Copenhagen; Hvidovre Hospital; Hvidovre Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine; University of Copenhagen; Herlev Hospital; Herlev Denmark
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van der Wijden CL, Delemarre-van der Waal HA, van Mechelen W, van Poppel MNM. The concurrent validity between leptin, BMI and skin folds during pregnancy and the year after. Nutr Diabetes 2013; 3:e86. [PMID: 24018614 PMCID: PMC3789130 DOI: 10.1038/nutd.2013.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: From a public health perspective it is important to know which of the currently used methods to estimate changes in maternal body fat during pregnancy and the year thereafter is the most adequate. Objectives: To evaluate the concurrent validity between leptin and surrogates of fat measures: body mass index (BMI) and the sum of four skin folds. Design: Data from the New Life(style) intervention study were analysed as a cohort study. Setting: Midwife practices in The Netherlands. Population: Healthy pregnant nulliparous women. Methods: Anthropometric measurements were done and blood was collected at 15, 25 and 35 weeks of pregnancy and at 6, 26 and 52 weeks after delivery. Data were used if at least 4 out of the 6 measurements were available, leaving 87 women in the analyses. Spearman's correlation coefficients between leptin and BMI and between leptin and the sum of skin folds were calculated for each time point and for the changes between the time points. Results: Correlations between leptin and BMI varied from 0.69 to 0.81. Correlations between leptin and the sum of skin folds were comparable, varying between 0.65 and 0.81. Correlations between changes in leptin and changes in BMI and the sum of skin folds, respectively, were much lower compared with cross-sectional correlations. Conclusion: Because of the high correlation among the three methods and because of the overlapping intervals, all methods seem to be equally adequate to estimate changes in maternal body fat during pregnancy and the year thereafter.
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- C L van der Wijden
- 1] Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [2] Department of Gynaecology, Medisch Centrum Jan van Goyen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aleman-Mateo H, Rush E, Esparza-Romero J, Ferriolli E, Ramirez-Zea M, Bour A, Yuchingtat G, Ndour R, Mokhtar N, Valencia ME, Schoeller DA. Prediction of fat-free mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis in older adults from developing countries: a cross-validation study using the deuterium dilution method. J Nutr Health Aging 2010; 14:418-26. [PMID: 20617282 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0031-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Several limitations of published bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) equations have been reported. The aims were to develop in a multiethnic, elderly population a new prediction equation and cross-validate it along with some published BIA equations for estimating fat-free mass using deuterium oxide dilution as the reference method. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study of elderly from five developing countries. METHODS Total body water (TBW) measured by deuterium dilution was used to determine fat-free mass (FFM) in 383 subjects. Anthropometric and BIA variables were also measured. Only 377 subjects were included for the analysis, randomly divided into development and cross-validation groups after stratified by gender. Stepwise model selection was used to generate the model and Bland Altman analysis was used to test agreement. RESULTS FFM = 2.95 - 3.89 (Gender) + 0.514 (Ht2/Z) + 0.090 (Waist) + 0.156 (Body weight). The model fit parameters were an R2, total F-Ratio, and the SEE of 0.88, 314.3, and 3.3, respectively. None of the published BIA equations met the criteria for agreement. The new BIA equation underestimated FFM by just 0.3 kg in the cross-validation sample. The mean of the difference between FFM by TBW and the new BIA equation were not significantly different; 95% of the differences were between the limits of agreement of -6.3 to 6.9 kg of FFM. There was no significant association between the mean of the differences and their averages (r= 0.008 and p= 0.2). CONCLUSIONS This new BIA equation offers a valid option compared with some of the current published BIA equations to estimate FFM in elderly subjects from five developing countries.
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- H Aleman-Mateo
- Departamento de Nutricion y Metabolismo. Coordinacion de Nutricion. Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria km. 0.6 Hermosillo, Sonora. Apdo. Postal 1735. C.P. 83000.
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España Romero V, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Artero EG, Vicente-Rodríguez G, Moreno LA, Castillo MJ, Gutierrez A. Body fat measurement in elite sport climbers: Comparison of skinfold thickness equations with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. J Sports Sci 2009; 27:469-77. [DOI: 10.1080/02640410802603863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rech CR, Cordeiro BA, Petroski EL, Vasconcelos FAG. Validation of bioelectrical impedance for the prediction of fat-free mass in brazilian elderly subjects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 52:1163-71. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000700013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aging involves both nutritional and physiological changes, reducing fat-free mass (FFM) and increasing body fat, both of which are associated with physical weakness, unfitness and morbidity among the elderly. This study was undertaken to analyze the cross-validity of bioelectrical impedance equations for the prediction of fat-free mass (FFM) in elderly Brazilians. A cross-sectional population-based study, was performed in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2006. The study sample comprised 60 men and 120 women, aged 60 to 81. The dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) served as gold standard. Predicted %BF and FFM were obtained from various anthropometric equations and bioelectric impedance. The cross-validation criteria suggested by Lohman and Bland-Altman plots of differences against the mean were used. The body mass index of the sample ranged from 18.4 to 39.3 kg/m². Mean percent body fat was 23.1 ± 5.8% in men and 37.3 ± 6.9% in women (range: 6 to 51.4%). In men, the equations of Kyle et al. (2001), Dey et al. (2003) and Sun et al. (2003) did not differ significantly from the DEXA measurement, with a constant error (CE) of 0.7 to 2.5 kg. In contrast, among women only the equations of Kyle et al. (2001) and Dey et al. (2003) were found to be valid (CE: 0.3 to 2.7 kg). The bioelectrical impedance equations validated in this study can be used in the Brazilian elderly population.
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Evans EM, Rowe DA, Misic MM, Prior BM, Arngrímsson SA. Skinfold prediction equation for athletes developed using a four-component model. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2006; 37:2006-11. [PMID: 16286873 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000176682.54071.5c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Skinfold (SKF) equations exist to predict percent body fat (%BF) in athletes; however, none have been derived from multicomponent model reference measures. PURPOSE To develop and cross-validate a %BF prediction equation based on SKF in athletes using a four-component model as the reference measure. METHODS Subjects were 132 collegiate athletes (20.7 +/- 2.0 yr; 78 males: 28 black, 50 white; 54 females: 10 black, 44 white). Four-component model estimates of %BF (%BF4C) included measures of total body water from deuterium dilution, bone mineral by dual- energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and body density by densitometry using underwater weighing. SKF measures included subscapular, triceps, chest, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, and thigh sites (7SKF). A prediction equation was developed on 102 athletes using 7SKF, race, and gender as predictor variables. Cross-validation was performed on a representative holdout sample of 30 athletes. RESULTS The equation cross-validated well (slope and intercept both not different (P > 0.05) from the line of identity (LOI); r(YY') = 0.85, total error (TE) = 3.76%BF) and was better than the existing athlete SKF equations (intercept and slope both different from LOI (P < 0.01); r(YY') = 0.76, TE = 4.51%BF). Notably, a prediction equation developed using 3SKF sites (abdomen, thigh, and triceps) produced a similar accuracy (intercept and slope both not different from LOI (P > 0.05); r(YY') = 0.85, TE = 3.66%BF). CONCLUSIONS The new 7SKF equation improved on SKF equations developed using densitometry. The final equation based on the whole sample was %BF' = 10.566 + 0.12077*(7SKF) - 8.057*(gender) - 2.545*(race). Moreover, a 3SKF equation was comparable in accuracy to the 7SKF equation: BF' = 8.997 + 0.24658*(3SKF) - 6.343*(gender) - 1.998*(race).
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- Ellen M Evans
- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA.
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Hughes VA, Roubenoff R, Wood M, Frontera WR, Evans WJ, Fiatarone Singh MA. Anthropometric assessment of 10-y changes in body composition in the elderly. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80:475-82. [PMID: 15277173 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An increased central distribution of fat with advancing age is associated with chronic metabolic and cardiovascular abnormalities. Little is known about the magnitude or pattern of fat distribution and its association with healthy aging. OBJECTIVE This study describes approximately 10-y changes in body composition at 11 anthropometric sites in elderly persons and the metabolic and physical activity factors associated with these changes. DESIGN Skinfold thicknesses, girths, body fat by hydrodensitometry, physical activity by questionnaire, and metabolic variables were examined twice, 9.4 +/- 1.4 y apart, in 54 men and 75 women aged 60.4 +/- 7.8 y at baseline. RESULTS Subcutaneous fat declined (-17.2%; P < 0.001), whereas total fat mass increased (7.2%; P < 0.05). Waist and hip circumference changes were the best anthropometric predictors of total fat mass change (r(2) = 0.40-0.65, P < 0.0001). Thigh girth change was more strongly associated with fat-free mass change (r(2) = 0.22, P < 0.01) than with fat mass change (r(2) = 0.07, P < 0.05) in women. An increase in physical activity was associated with an attenuation of thigh girth decline in men and women (F ratio = 5.13, P < 0.007). Traditional metabolic markers of visceral adiposity (triacylglycerol, glucose, and total cholesterol) were not significantly related to the change in waist circumference. CONCLUSIONS Skinfold thicknesses cannot be used to assess changes in body fat mass because of age-related fat redistribution. Higher levels of physical activity can attenuate the decline in appendicular lean tissue expected over 10 y. Waist and thigh girths, rather than skinfold thicknesses, should be considered for use in longitudinal studies in the elderly because the changes in these girths capture increased abdominal adiposity and sarcopenia, respectively.
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- Virginia A Hughes
- Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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Peterson MJ, Czerwinski SA, Siervogel RM. Development and validation of skinfold-thickness prediction equations with a 4-compartment model. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 77:1186-91. [PMID: 12716670 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.5.1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Skinfold-thickness measurements are commonly obtained for the indirect assessment of body composition. OBJECTIVE We developed new skinfold-thickness equations by using a 4-compartment model as the reference. Additionally, we compared our new equations with the Durnin and Womersley and Jackson and Pollock skinfold-thickness equations to evaluate each equation's validity and precision. DESIGN Data from 681 healthy, white adults were used. Percentage body fat (%BF) values were calculated by using the 4-compartment model. The cohort was then divided into validation and cross-validation groups. Equations were developed by using regression analyses and the 4-compartment model. All equations were then tested by using the cross-validation group. Tests for accuracy included mean differences, R(2), and Bland-Altman plots. Precision was evaluated by comparing root mean squared errors. RESULTS Our new equations' estimated means for %BF in men and women (22.7% and 32.6%, respectively) were closest to the corresponding 4-compartment values (22.8% and 32.8%). The Durnin and Womersley equation means in men and women (20.0% and 31.0%, respectively) and the Jackson and Pollock mean in women (26.2%) underestimated %BF. All equations showed a tendency toward underestimation in subjects with higher %BF. Bland-Altman plots showed limited agreement between Durnin and Wormersley, Jackson and Pollock, and the 4-compartment model. Precision was similar among all the equations. CONCLUSIONS We developed accurate and precise skinfold-thickness equations by using a 4-compartment model as the method of reference. Additionally, we found that the skinfold-thickness equations frequently used by clinicians and practitioners underestimate %BF.
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- Matthew J Peterson
- VA Medical Center, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
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Toth MJ, Sites CK, Poehlman ET. Hormonal and physiological correlates of energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in middle-aged, premenopausal women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999; 84:2771-5. [PMID: 10443677 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.8.5926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
An understanding of the hormonal and physiological correlates of energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in middle-aged women will increase our knowledge of factors that promote changes in energy balance and adiposity. We measured resting and postprandial energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in 59 middle-aged, premenopausal women (mean+/-sD age, 47+/-2 yr) to examine the hormonal and physiological correlates of energy and substrate metabolism. Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation were measured at rest using indirect calorimetry and urinary nitrogen excretion and for 180 min after the ingestion of a liquid meal (10 kcal/kg fat-free mass; 410+/-44 Cal). Fasting hormone levels were measured by RIA, glucose tolerance was determined by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test, body composition was measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, and peak aerobic capacity was determined by a treadmill test. Using stepwise regression analysis, we found that resting energy expenditure was predicted by fat-free mass and serum leptin concentration (r2 = 66%; P < 0.01), fat oxidation was predicted by resting energy expenditure (r2 = 17%; P < 0.01), and carbohydrate oxidation was predicted by serum leptin and appendicular skeletal muscle mass (r2 = 21%;P < 0.01). Novariables were related to postprandial energy expenditure or substrate oxidation. We conclude that in middle-aged, premenopausal women, variation in resting energy expenditure and substrate oxidation is primarily explained by fat-free mass and serum leptin levels. Thus, changes in metabolically active tissue mass or leptin concentration may partially contribute to changes in resting energy expenditure or substrate oxidation in middle-aged women.
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Affiliation(s)
- M J Toth
- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA
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