AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS

ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 adolescents (60 females) aged 10 to 14 years (x̄=12.19, sd=1.1...

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Main Authors: Mateus Augusto Bim, André de Araújo Pinto, Isadora Gonzaga, Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco, Hector Cris Colares De Angelo, Gaia Salvador Claumann, Andreia Pelegrini
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2023-05-01
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author Mateus Augusto Bim
André de Araújo Pinto
Isadora Gonzaga
Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco
Hector Cris Colares De Angelo
Gaia Salvador Claumann
Andreia Pelegrini
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André de Araújo Pinto
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Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco
Hector Cris Colares De Angelo
Gaia Salvador Claumann
Andreia Pelegrini
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description ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 adolescents (60 females) aged 10 to 14 years (x̄=12.19, sd=1.18). Adolescents were classified as eutrophic or with overweight according to body mass index (body weight/height2) (x̄=20,12, sd=3,56). Measurements of skinfold thickness (triceps and medial calf) were collected and used to estimate relative body fat by the Slaughter equation. ADP was used as a reference method for the estimation of relative body fat. Agreement between body fat measurement methods (anthropometry × ADP) was analyzed by the Bland-Altman method. The mean error (ME) was calculated by subtracting the body fat percentage estimated by the Slaughter equation from the body fat percentage estimated by ADP. Validity was tested with the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Results: There was no agreement between the methods, regardless of sex and weight status. For boys with overweight (ME = 4.52; p = 0.007), eutrophic girls (ME = 6.37; p < 0.001), and girls with overweight (ME = 5.55; p < 0.001), the Slaughter equation resulted in overestimation of body fat compared with ADP. Skinfold equations did not demonstrate validity when compared with ADP. Conclusion: Slaughter's skinfold equations did not demonstrate agreement and validity compared with ADP in either sex or weight status. Skinfold equations should be used with caution and, whenever possible, in combination with other body composition indicators.
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spelling doaj-art-a1bad9adb90f4aafa30b5970a8ca5b242024-12-14T14:30:07ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáJournal of Physical Education2448-24552023-05-013410.4025/jphyseduc.v34i1.3403AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTSMateus Augusto Bimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1975André de Araújo Pintohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-3987Isadora Gonzagahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-4184Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marcohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-0362Hector Cris Colares De Angelohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2871-5724Gaia Salvador Claumannhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-9106Andreia Pelegrinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-9636ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 adolescents (60 females) aged 10 to 14 years (x̄=12.19, sd=1.18). Adolescents were classified as eutrophic or with overweight according to body mass index (body weight/height2) (x̄=20,12, sd=3,56). Measurements of skinfold thickness (triceps and medial calf) were collected and used to estimate relative body fat by the Slaughter equation. ADP was used as a reference method for the estimation of relative body fat. Agreement between body fat measurement methods (anthropometry × ADP) was analyzed by the Bland-Altman method. The mean error (ME) was calculated by subtracting the body fat percentage estimated by the Slaughter equation from the body fat percentage estimated by ADP. Validity was tested with the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Results: There was no agreement between the methods, regardless of sex and weight status. For boys with overweight (ME = 4.52; p = 0.007), eutrophic girls (ME = 6.37; p < 0.001), and girls with overweight (ME = 5.55; p < 0.001), the Slaughter equation resulted in overestimation of body fat compared with ADP. Skinfold equations did not demonstrate validity when compared with ADP. Conclusion: Slaughter's skinfold equations did not demonstrate agreement and validity compared with ADP in either sex or weight status. Skinfold equations should be used with caution and, whenever possible, in combination with other body composition indicators.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552023000100202&lng=en&tlng=enAdolescentsBody compositionBody fatIndirect methodsDoubly indirect methods
spellingShingle Mateus Augusto Bim
André de Araújo Pinto
Isadora Gonzaga
Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco
Hector Cris Colares De Angelo
Gaia Salvador Claumann
Andreia Pelegrini
AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
Journal of Physical Education
Adolescents
Body composition
Body fat
Indirect methods
Doubly indirect methods
title AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
title_full AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
title_fullStr AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
title_full_unstemmed AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
title_short AGREEMENT AND VALIDITY BETWEEN BODY FAT ESTIMATED BY SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT AND AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN ADOLESCENTS
title_sort agreement and validity between body fat estimated by skinfold measurement and air displacement plethysmography in adolescents
topic Adolescents
Body composition
Body fat
Indirect methods
Doubly indirect methods
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552023000100202&lng=en&tlng=en
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