Body fat measurement in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes: a comparison of skinfold equations against dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Acta Paediatr
; 105(10): 1211-5, 2016 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Skinfold measurement is an inexpensive and widely used technique for assessing the percentage of body fat (%BF). This study assessed the accuracy of prediction equations for %BF based on skinfold measurements compared to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in girls with type 1 diabetes and healthy age-matched controls.METHODS:
We included 49 healthy girls and 44 girls with diabetes aged 12-19 years old, comparing the predicted %BF based on skinfold measurements and the %BF values obtained by a Lunar DPX-L scanner. The agreement between the methods was assessed using an Bland-Altman plot.RESULTS:
The skinfold measurements were significantly higher in girls with diabetes (p = 0.003) despite a nonsignificant difference in total %BF (p = 0.1). A significant association between bias and %BF was found for all tested equations in the Bland-Altman plots. Regression analysis showed that the association between skinfold measurements and %BF measured by DXA differed significantly (p = 0.039) between the girls with diabetes and the healthy controls.CONCLUSION:
The accuracy of skinfold thickness equations for assessment of %BF in adolescent girls with diabetes is poor in comparison with DXA measurements as criterion. Our findings highlight the need for the development of new prediction equations for girls with type 1 diabetes.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Grosor de los Pliegues Cutáneos
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Absorciometría de Fotón
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
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Adiposidad
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia