Body composition in urban South Asian women; development of a bioelectrical impedance analysis prediction equation.
Ann Hum Biol
; 40(4): 360-7, 2013 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Assessment of body composition plays a significant role in combating chronic disease among South Asians. Accurate assessment of body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) requires population-specific equations which are currently unavailable for urban South Asian women.AIM:
To assess validity of direct BIA assessment and selected equations for prediction of total body water (TBW), against Deuterium ((2)H2O) dilution and develop and validate a population-specific TBW equation for urban South Asian women. SUBJECTS ANDMETHOD:
Data of 80 urban Sri Lankan women (30-45 years) were used for this analysis. Body composition was assessed by (2)H2O dilution (reference) and BIA. Available BIA equations were assessed for validity. A new TBW equation was generated and validated.RESULTS:
Direct BIA measurements and other equations did not meet validation criteria in predicting TBW. TBW by the new equation (TBW = 3.443 + 0.342 × (height(2)/impedance) + 0.176 × weight) correlated (p < 0.001) with TBW by reference method. TBW using the new equation was not significantly different (25.30 ± 2.4 kg) from the reference (25.32 ± 2.7 kg).CONCLUSION:
Direct use of TBW by instrument and existing equations are less suitable for this population. The new TBW equation is suitable for body composition assessment in urban South Asian women.
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Asunto principal:
Composición Corporal
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Agua Corporal
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Hum Biol
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sri Lanka