Effect of Body Build on the Validity of Predicted Body Fat from Body Mass Index and Bioelectrical Impedance
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The objective of this study was to test whether differences between body fat percent (BF%) measured by densitometry and BF% predicted from body mass index (BMI) or bioimpedance (BIA) can be explained by differences in body build. Weight, height, sitting height (leg length), arm length, skeletal widths, BIA, bone mineral content from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and BF% from densitometry were measured in 90 apparently healthy, young adult subjects (age range 18–31 years). The BMI was calculated and BF% predicted from BMI, age, and sex. BF% was also predicted from BIA. BF% measured by densitometry was 29.3 ± 5.0% for women and 14.6 ± 5.1% for men. BF% predicted from BIA (27.1 ± 6.7% in women, 19.0 ± 6.0% in men) was significantly different from measured values in both sexes. BF% predicted from BMI (25.9 ± 2.2% for women, 15.6 ± 2.4% for men) was only significantly different from BF% from densitometry in women, not in men. In both sexes skeletal widths, especially elbow width, were related to the prediction error of BF% from BMI, confirming the hypothesis that BF% predicted from BMI underestimates BF% in persons with a relatively slender body build or frame. The prediction error of BF% from BIA was found to be related to the length of the arms and legs, confirming the hypothesis that BIA overestimates BF% in persons with relatively long limbs.
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“The accuracy of BIA is affected by several physiologic variables such as extraand intracellular electrolyte concentrations, limb length, and body water distribution which can vary by age, gender and ethnicity (4).”
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- Authors
- Snijder, M. B., Kuyf, B. E. M., & Deurenberg, P.
- Affiliations
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
- ORCID
- Snijder, Marieke B.
- Venue
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Published
- 1999
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 277-285
- ISSN
- 0250-6807 (ISSN-L)
- 1421-9697
- OpenAlex
- W2142834786
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.wur.nl
- Locations
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Keywords
- body fat percentage, body mass index, bioimpedance, body build, limb length, prediction error, densitometry, bone mineral content, young adults, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue, Adult, Anthropometry, Arm, Body Height, Body Water, Densitometry, Female, Humans, Leg, Male, Sex Characteristics, Somatotypes, Bone Density, Body Mass Index, Electric Impedance
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