scholarly journals Prediction of body fat percentage from skin-fold and bio-impedance measurements in Indian children

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (OCE6) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Kehoe ◽  
G. V. Krishnaveni ◽  
H. Lubree ◽  
A. K. Wills ◽  
A. Guntupalli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Impedance Measurements ◽  
Skin Fold

scholarly journals Prediction of body-fat percentage from skinfold and bio-impedance measurements in Indian school children

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 1263-1270 ◽  
Author(s):  
S H Kehoe ◽  
G V Krishnaveni ◽  
H G Lubree ◽  
A K Wills ◽  
A M Guntupalli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
School Children ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Impedance Measurements ◽  
Indian School

scholarly journals Correction of Hypothyroidism Seems to Have No Effect on Body Fat

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okan Bakiner ◽  
Emre Bozkirli ◽  
Emine Duygu Ersozlu Bozkirli ◽  
Kursat Ozsahin
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Autoimmune Hypothyroidism ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Skin Fold ◽  
Thyroxine Replacement Therapy

Aim. We aimed to observe the effects of L-thyroxine replacement therapy on body fat content determined with various anthropometric methods and a bioelectrical impedance analysis method in patients with hypothyroidism.Methods. Forty-two women with naive autoimmune hypothyroidism were included. Also, 40 healthy participants were enrolled as a control group. Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and subscapulary, suprailiac, femur, biceps, and triceps skin fold thicknesses were measured. Body fat percentages were calculated and body fat measurements were performed. Euthyroidism was maintained with L-thyroxine. At the 6th and 18th month, of therapy, measurements were reperformed.Results. Mean TSH levels were  mIU/L in hypothyroid group and  mIU/L in control subjects at admission. In hypothyroid patients, calculated body fat percentages were greater than those of the control subjects during follow-up. Body fat percentage of each hypothyroid case decreased at 6- and 18-month controls, but the decrements were statistically insignificant. Although skin fold thicknesses measured from all sites were observed to decline, only those obtained from femur and biceps showed a significant decrease ( and , resp.).Discussion. Correction of hypothyroidism did not cause any improvement in body weight and body fat percentage. The decrease in skin fold thicknesses might probably result from the reduction in subcutaneous mucopolysaccharide deposits.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of measuring the body fat percentage by anthropometric methods and bioimpedance

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Jelena Jovic ◽  
Aleksandar Corac ◽  
Maja Nikolic ◽  
Danijela Ilic ◽  
Aleksandra Ilic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Skin Fold Thickness ◽  
Contemporary Method ◽  
Skin Fold ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc

Introduction/Objective. Body fat percentage (BFP) is the most reliable indicator of a nutritional status. For clinical practice it is important but scarcely investigated whether to exclusively use contemporary methods of BFP measurement, or classic anthropometric methods are also reliable. The aim was to investigate the correlation between the results of BFP measuring using a contemporary method of bioimpedance (Bio) and classic methods of skin fold thickness (SFT) and body mass index (BMI). Method. There were 279 patients of the Dietetic Counseling Center of the Institute for Public Health in Nis who were included in the research during 2015. Body fat percentage was determined using three classic anthropometric methods of ST over the triceps, and the scapula and BMI. Apparatus OMRON BF 302 was used for BFP measuring with bioimpedance method. Results. Using a one factorial analysis of variance we found a statistically significant difference between the mean values of the BFP obtained with bioimpedance and with anthropometric methods (F = 24.19, p < 0.05). Post hoc analysis revealed a statistically significant difference between the BFP determined with bioimpedance and SFT over the triceps and the scapula, while the anthropometric method based on BMI gave the results similar to those from bioimpedance. Conclusion. We show that the most reliable anthropometric method of determination of BFP is that based on BMI, as its results correlate best with those obtained with a contemporary method of bioimpedance.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON RUNNING PERFORMANCE OF ENDURANCE ATHLETES

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 095
Author(s):  
Ivana Petrovic ◽  
Marjan Marinković
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Endurance Running ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Running Performance ◽  
Skin Fold Thickness ◽  
Skin Fold

Running is a popular form of physical activity and can be carried out through several different distances. Morphological characteristics, such as skin fold thickness, limb girth and length, body weight and body fat percentage have an impact on endurance running. The objective of this systematic review study is to collect and analyze studies about the influence of morphological characteristics on running performance of endurance athletes. Based on an analysis of electronic databases and the inclusion criteria set, 20 studies were included in the analysis. The length of the extremities and the sum of the skin folds thickness have the highest statistical significance as the predictor. The results of the analyzed studies indicate that slim limbs, longer legs, lower total skin fold thickness and lower body fat percentage are some of the characteristics that can be good predictors for competitive success and a model to be tended during the preparation period of male and female endurance runners.

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