Measurement of body fat in elderly subjects by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, bioelectrical impedance, and anthropometry
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Body fat was measured in 46 elderly subjects by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry [BF(DEXA)], bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and anthropometry. Equations for prediction of the body fat (by DEXA) of elderly people by BIA and/or anthropometry were developed. The prediction of body fat (by DEXA) by anthropometric variables alone gave an r2 of 0.94 and the corresponding SEEs were 1.61 kg for men and 2.43 kg for women. When BIA variables were added as predictors, r2 increased by 2-5% (P less than 0.05) and the corresponding SEE decreased by 25% (P less than 0.05). The prediction of body fat (by DEXA) in elderly subjects and by BIA or anthropometry with equations developed in populations of young healthy adults (adapted from the literature) was generally not good although the correlation coefficients were high (r greater than 0.9, P less than 0.001), which suggests that our equations may improve prediction of body fat in elderly subjects.
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Two different equations are available to determine FM in elderly males and females.
“Two different equations are available to determine FM in males and females [53], while there are two equations for assessing FFM in males [36, 49], three in females only [36, 49, 97], and five suitable for both sexes [89, 91].”
From High-standard predictive equations for estimating body composition using bioelectrical impedance analysis: a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
Concerning foot-to-hand technology for elderly, three predictive equations are suitable for males.
“Concerning foot-to-hand technology, three predictive equations were suitable for males [36, 49, 53] and four for females only [36, 49, 53, 97], while thirteen equations suitable for both sexes [38, 46, 63, 67, 89–93, 95].”
From High-standard predictive equations for estimating body composition using bioelectrical impedance analysis: a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
Concerning foot-to-hand technology for elderly, four predictive equations are suitable for females only.
“Concerning foot-to-hand technology, three predictive equations were suitable for males [36, 49, 53] and four for females only [36, 49, 53, 97], while thirteen equations suitable for both sexes [38, 46, 63, 67, 89–93, 95].”
From High-standard predictive equations for estimating body composition using bioelectrical impedance analysis: a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
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- Authors
- Svendsen, O., Haarbo, J., Heitmann, B., Gotfredsen, A., & Christiansen, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- ORCID
- Christiansen, C
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1991-05
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1117-1123
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2127858763
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Keywords
- fat mass, older adults, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, bioelectrical impedance analysis, anthropometry, method comparison
- MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue, Aged, Anthropometry, Body Composition, Body Weight, Denmark, Electric Conductivity, Female, Humans, Male, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Skinfold Thickness, Absorptiometry, Photon
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