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Assessment of body composition measured by bioelectrical impedance in children
Author(s) -
IWATA KYOKO,
SATOU YOSHIYUKI,
WATA FUJIHIKOI,
HARA MITSUHIKO,
FUCHIGAMI SACHIKO,
KIN HIDEO,
FUCHIGAMI TATSUO,
KADA TOMOOO,
HARADA KENSUKE,
OHKUNI MASAHIKO,
RYOU SHIGEO,
OHASHI SHUNJI
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1993.tb03074.x
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , medicine , composition (language) , body mass index , philosophy , linguistics
Bioelectorical impedance methods have been found to be a valid and reliable way of estimating per cent body fat (%BF) in adults. We applied them to healthy children and compared them with conventional anthropometry methods. One thousand two hundred and sixteen children participated in this study. Impedance and skinfold thickness were measured, and %BF was estimated using these values. Bodyweight and height were measured, and per cent obesity (%OB) and body mass index (BMI) were obtained. The values of %BF by the bioelectrical impedance method (%BFi) were 8.6 ± 4.0% in the junior male group, 14.2±2.8% in the junior female group, 7.9±4.7% in the senior male group and 16.1 ±2.9% in the senior female group. The % BFi correlated strongly with skinfold thickness, %OB and BMI. Thus %BFi correlated strongly with variables from conventional methods. It was concluded that it is a reliable way of assessing lipid storage in children.