Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2013
Body composition changes by DXA, BIA and skinfolds during exercise training in women.
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- Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women's official soccer matches.Biology of sport · 2023Article
- A comparative analysis of body composition assessment by BIA and DXA in children with type II and III spinal muscular atrophy.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Influence of Specific Collagen Peptides and Concurrent Training on Cardiometabolic Parameters and Performance Indices in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- Comparison of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Versus a Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance (InBody 770) Device for Body Composition Assessment after a 4-Week Hypoenergetic Diet.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
- Limitations of body mass index to assess body composition due to sarcopenic obesity during leukemia therapy.Leukemia & lymphoma · 2018Article
- Body Composition Evaluation Issue among Young Elite Football Players: DXA Assessment.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Segmental Musculoskeletal Examinations using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA): Positioning and Analysis Considerations.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2015Article
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- The theory and fundamentals of bioimpedance analysis in clinical status monitoring and diagnosis of diseases.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2014Review
- Concordance in prediction body fat percentage of Brazilian women in reproductive age between different methods of evaluation of skinfolds thickness.Archives of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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Abstract
purposeFew studies have examined responsiveness of bioimpedance (BIA) to detect changes over time in body composition using a longitudinal design. Accuracy of BIA and skinfold thickness in estimating body composition among 39-64 year-old women was investigated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a criterion method both cross-sectionally and during a training intervention.
methods97 women had percentage of fat assessed using DXA, skinfolds and eight-polar BIA using multi-frequency current. Fat mass and lean mass were estimated by DXA and BIA. Measurements were performed before and after the 21-week training intervention.
resultsAt baseline relative to DXA, BIA under predicted percentage of fat (-6.50 %) and fat mass (-3.42 kg) and overestimated lean mass (3.18 kg) considerably. Also skinfold measurement under predicted percentage of fat compared to DXA, but the difference was smaller (-1.69 % units). Skinfold measurement overestimated percentage of fat at low values and underestimated at high values (r (2) = 0.535). A significant bias was detected between DXA and BIA's estimate of change in percentage of fat, fat mass and lean mass. Compared to DXA, BIA and skinfolds underestimated the training-induced positive changes in body composition.
conclusionsBIA and skinfold methods compared to DXA are not interchangeable to quantify the percentage of fat, fat mass and lean mass at the cross-sectional design in middle-aged women. Moreover, exercise training-induced small changes in body composition cannot be detected with BIA or skinfold method, even though DXA was able to measure statistically significant within-group changes in body composition after training.
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