Assessment Methods of Body Fat in Recreational Marathon Runners: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis versus Skinfold Thickness.

Pantelis T Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Marília Dos Santos Andrade, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Beat Knechtle

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Pantelis T NikolaidisSchool of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Egaleo, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8030-7122

Rodrigo Luiz VanciniCentro de Educação Física e Desportos (CEFD), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Espírito Santo (ES), Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1981-1092

Marília Dos Santos AndradeDepartamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7004-4565

Claudio Andre Barbosa de LiraSetor de Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás (GO), Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-6877

Beat KnechtleMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-9103

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine (a) the relationship of body fat (BF) assessed by bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and skinfold thickness (SKF) and (b) the variation of BF by age depending on the assessment method. Participants were 32 women and 134 men recreational marathon runners, who were tested for BF using both assessment methods (BIA and SKF). Rc between BIA and SKF assessment methods was 0.803 (95% CI; 0.640, 0.897) in women and 0.568 (95% CI; 0.481, 0.644) in men. A large main effect of the assessment method on BF was observed (

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Electric ImpedanceMarathon RunningRecreationSkinfold ThicknessAdipose TissueAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMale

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PMID34631880

DOI10.1155/2021/3717562

PMCPMC8494552

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