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A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children
Joint Authors
Sim, Pei Ying
Su, Tin Tin
Abd Majid, Hazreen
Nahar, Azmi Mohamed
Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To compare the measurements of body fat percentage (BF%) using the foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (FTF-BIA) with the direct segmental multifrequency BIA (DSM-BIA).
Methods.
There were 36 men and 52 women ( 37.1 ± 14.3 years) with 57% Malays, 30% Chinese, and 13% Indian.
For children, there were 45 boys and 26 girls ( 11.5 ± 2.5 years) with 52% Malay, 15% Chinese, and 33% Indian.
Results.
Mean height for men was 168.4 cm, 11 cm taller than women.
Men were 10 kg heavier than women at 70 kg.
BF% in women was 32% and 33% whereas BF% in men was 23% and 25% when measured using FTF-BIA and DSM-BIA, respectively.
In children, BF% measured with FTF-BIA and DSM-BIA was 49% and 46%, respectively.
The correlations were significant for men ( r = 0.92 , SEE = 2.80), women ( r = 0.91 , SEE = 3.31), boys ( r = 0.95 , SEE = 5.44), and girls ( r = 0.96 , SEE = 5.27).
The BF% in underweight/normal ( r = 0.92 , SEE = 2.47) and that in overweight/obese adults ( r = 0.89 , SEE = 3.61) were strongly correlated.
The correlations were significant in normal/underweight ( r = 0.94 , SEE = 3.78) and obese/overweight children ( r = 0.83 , SEE = 6.49).
All ethnic groups showed significant correlation with BF%.
Malay adults ( r = 0.92 , SEE = 3.27) and children ( r = 0.94 , SEE = 0.88) showed significant mean differences in BF%.
Conclusion.
The FTF-BIA showed higher accuracy for all normal/underweight and Chinese group with acceptable overestimation in children and underestimation in adults.
Caution should be taken when interpreting BF% depending on gender, BMI, and ethnicity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sim, Pei Ying& Su, Tin Tin& Abd Majid, Hazreen& Nahar, Azmi Mohamed& Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid. 2014. A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016310
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sim, Pei Ying…[et al.]. A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016310
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sim, Pei Ying& Su, Tin Tin& Abd Majid, Hazreen& Nahar, Azmi Mohamed& Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid. A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016310
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016310