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Adiposity assessments: Agreement between dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry and anthropometric measures in U.S. children
Author(s) -
Tuan Nguyen T.,
Wang Youfa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20689
Subject(s) - anthropometry , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , medicine , agreement , linguistics , philosophy , bone mineral , osteoporosis
Objectives To evaluate performance of anthropometric measures relative to percentage body fat (%BF) measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry in children. Methods Data from 8 to 19‐year‐old U.S. children enrolled in a nationally representative cross‐sectional survey in 2001‐2004 ( n  = 5,355) with measured %BF, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist‐to‐height ratio (WHtR), and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) were used. Agreement and prediction were evaluated based on standardized regression coefficients ( β ), kappa, and the area under the receiver‐operating characteristic curves (AUC). Results The association between Z‐ scores for %BF and anthropometric measures was strong ( β of ∼0.75‐0.90, kappa of ∼0.60‐0.75, and AUC of ∼0.87‐0.98; P < 0.001 for all), with only some variations by race–ethnicity, mostly in girls. In boys, TSF and WHtR Z ‐scores had stronger agreement with %BF than BMI ( β of 0.91 and 0.86 vs. 0.79, kappa of 0.75 and 0.71 vs. 0.59, and AUC of 0.97 and 0.97 vs. 0.91; P < 0.05 for all). In boys with BMI < median but %BF ≥ median, β value of TSF Z‐ score was higher than those from BMI. In girls, TSF also provided a higher agreement than BMI, but was only statistically higher for kappa. Conclusions High agreement and small racial–ethnic variations in the association between %BF and anthropometric measures support the use of anthropometric measures, especially WHtR and TSF, as proxy indicators for adiposity.

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