ArticleFrontiers in physiology2020
Validity of Field Methods to Estimate Fat-Free Mass Changes Throughout the Season in Elite Youth Soccer Players.
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- Prediction of fat-free mass from body surface area in young basketball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Mediterranean Diet Adherence, Body Composition and Performance in Beach Handball Players: A Cross Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prediction of Somatotype from Bioimpedance Analysis in Elite Youth Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Body Fat Assessment in International Elite Soccer Referees.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the most effective anthropometric equations or bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) devices for quantifying the sensitivity to change in fat-free mass (FFM) in elite young soccer players, in comparison with measurements using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), between the pre- and mid-season. A total of 40 elite youth soccer players participated in this study. DXA values provided a criterion measure of FFM. Correlation coefficients, biases, limits of agreement, and differences were used as measures of sensitivity to change. All body density, skinfold, and anthropometric equations and BIA devices used to obtain FFM data showed positive and very large correlations (
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