Body composition specific to body type and nutrition with adults - comparison of skinfold thickness measurements and bioelectrical impedance analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4762359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrike Trippo (University of Potsdam), Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin Klipstein‐grobusch (0000-0002-5462-9889) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 335-349 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | S ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/anthranz/56/1998/335 |
| PMID | 10027044 |
| OpenAlex | W2431364604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The objective of the present study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of body build, body composition and nutritional status. The study sample consists of 498 men and women aged from 35 to 65 years. Subjects underwent a detailed anthropometric examination incompassing thirty-one body measurements, eleven skinfold thickness measurements, and bioelectrical impedance analysis for determination of body composition. Dietary intake was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Body composition was clearly associated with age and body build. Somatometric differentiation by use of the metric index showed that percentage of body fat was significantly higher in pycnomorphic compared to leptomorphic subjects, whereas reported dietary energy intake was lower. Comparison of estimates of body fat showed considerably deviating results for skinfold thickness measurements and bioelectrical impedance analysis depending on the equations used. This was especially pronounced in obese subjects, where, on an average, bioelectrical impedance analysis resulted in higher values for percentage of body fat compared to skinfold thickness measurements. We conclude that for assessment of nutritional status body composition should be investigated taking into account body build in addition to age and sex.
Animal science · Anthropometry · Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Biology · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Body water · Body weight · Classification of obesity · Composition (language) · Fat mass · Hydrostatic weighing · Skinfold thickness · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Physiology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |