ArticleBMJ open2022
Development of bioelectrical impedance-based equations for the prediction of body composition of Malawian adolescents aged 10-18 years: a cross-sectional study.
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- Multi-Frequency Bioimpedance Analysis in Practice: A Review of Validated Prediction Equations for Key Body Composition Parameters.Physiological research · 2025Review
- Design and Development of Portable Body Composition Analyzer for Children.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationships between Iron Status and Selected Physical Fitness Components of South African Adolescents: The PAHL-Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Body Mass Composition of School-Age Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe accuracy of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) depends on population-specific prediction equations and there is no population-specific equation for predicting fat-free mass (FFM) in Malawian adolescents. This study aimed at determining the agreement between FFM measured by deuterium oxide dilution technique (the reference) and FFM by BIA; and propose BIA-based prediction equations to estimate FFM for Malawian adolescents.
designThis was a cross-sectional study.
settingThe study was conducted in Blantyre, Malawi
participants186 Malawian adolescents aged between 10 and 18 years were included in this study. Body composition was estimated by both the BodyStat BIA analyser and the deuterium oxide dilution method.
resultsBIA inbuilt equation underestimated FFM compared with deuterium oxide dilution (p=0.039). The new prediction equation for FFM (kg)=-4.316+ 0.425* height
conclusionsThe new BIA prediction equations for estimating FFM and TBW could be used to assess with very good accuracy and precision the body composition of Malawian and adolescents with similar characteristics.
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