An understanding of the reproducibility of body composition measurements is essential for effective intervention studies. At any rate these 9 indicators are some of the most important factors to consider. Weight is an overall measure of your body mass. Air displacement plethysmography adp and bioelectrical impedance bia are two easytouse measures of body composition. Method of assessing body composition4 anthropometric measurements describe body mass size shape and level of fatness. The measurement of body composition has become an important component in the diagnosis of health physical conditioning and nutritional status.
A comparison of body composition measurement techniques. Background an understanding of the reproducibility of body composition measurements is essential for effective intervention studies. A quick google search will reveal a number of different ways to measure body mass and composition. Hillier se1 beck l petropoulou a clegg me. The aim of this study was to compare two methods of. An understanding of the reproducibility of body composition measurements is essential for effective intervention studies.
The present study aimed to assess the reproducibility of adp and bia and compare them with each other as well as with skinfold measurement. Comparing body composition measurement techniques with skinfold measurements to monitor a persons overall health to determine if weight loss interventions have achieved their intended results to monitor weight gain of fat mass or fat free mass or both. What is important in a body. 1functional food centre oxford brookes university oxford uk. Available techniques allow for the measurement of fat fat free mass bone mineral content total body water extracellular water total adipose tissue and its subdepots visceral subcutaneous and intermuscular skeletal muscle select organs and ectopic fat depots. This measurement includes all of the elements of your body bones blood organs muscles and fat.
Ongoing efforts involve multisegmental and multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis quantitative magnetic resonance for total body water fat and lean tissue measurements imaging to further define ectopic fat depots. Body composition and the comparison of measurement techniques in different levels and styles of dancers volume 20 issue 1 robin d. However the associative power among. Air displacement plethysmography adp and bioelectrical impedance bia are two easytouse measures of body composition. Air displacement plethysmography adp and bioelectrical impedance bia are two easytouse measures of body composition. The present study aimed to assess the reproducibility of adp and bia and compare them with each other as well as with skinfold measurement.
An understanding of the reproducibility of body composition measurements is essential for effective intervention studies. Because body size changes with weight gain anthropometry gives the researcher or clinician an adequate assessment of the overall adiposity of an individual.