Remarks on methods for estimating body composition parameters: reliability of skinfold and multiple frequency bioelectric impedance methods

A sample of 104 adults underwent testing of body composition by multiple frequency bioelectric impedance analysis (MBIA) under controlled conditions, by anthropometric methods (skinfold thicknesses and BMI) and by the urinary creatinine method. The statistical comparison of body composition paramete...

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Published inZeitschrift für Morphologie und Anthropologie Vol. 81; no. 3; p. 321
Main Authors Gualdi-Russo, E, Toselli, S, Squintani, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 1997
Subjects
Adult
Anthropometry
Body Composition - physiology
Body Mass Index
Body Water
Creatinine - urine
Electric Impedance
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Skinfold Thickness
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Summary:A sample of 104 adults underwent testing of body composition by multiple frequency bioelectric impedance analysis (MBIA) under controlled conditions, by anthropometric methods (skinfold thicknesses and BMI) and by the urinary creatinine method. The statistical comparison of body composition parameters (Fat, FFM, TBW), estimated by different methods for the same subjects, pointed out significant differences in mean values. The precision of skinfold and MBIA measurements was evaluated by a second control measurement. Concerning the MBIA, the reliability increased with increasing frequencies. Nevertheless, measurement reliability is higher for skinfolds than for MBIA. Under the condition that there is a real anthropometric technical ability, we affirm that the body composition parameters may at present be better estimated by the skinfold method.
ISSN:0044-314X
DOI:10.1127/zma/81/1997/321