Body-composition changes with diet and exercise in obese women: a comparison of estimates from clinical methods and a 4-component model.
Am J Clin Nutr
; 70(1): 5-12, 1999 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-10393132
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Most methods available to clinicians for estimating body-composition changes have been validated against estimates from densitometry, based on a 2-component (fat mass and fat-free mass) model.OBJECTIVE:
Estimates of changes in percentage body fat (%BF) from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), skinfold thicknesses (SFTs), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) were compared with estimates from a 4-component (fat, water, mineral, and protein) model (%BFd,w,m), a more accurate method.DESIGN:
Determinations of body density from hydrostatic weighing, body water from deuterium dilution, bone mineral and %BF from whole-body DXA, resistance from BIA, and anthropometric measures were made in 27 obese women (BMI 31.1 +/- 4.9) assigned to 1 of 3 groups control (C; n = 9), diet only (DO; n = 9), or diet plus aerobic exercise (DE; n = 9).RESULTS:
After the 16-wk intervention, changes in body mass (BM) averaged 0.5 +/- 2.0, -7.2 +/- 7.4, and -4.0 +/- 3.3 kg and changes in %BFd,w,m averaged 2.1 +/- 1.0%, -1.2 +/- 1.4%, and -2.4 +/- 1.6% in the C, DO, and DE groups, respectively. Compared with changes in %BFd,w,m, the errors (SD of bias) for estimates of changes in %BF by DXA, BIA, SFTs, and BMI were similar (range +/-2.0-2.4% of BM). BIA, SFTs, and BMI provided unbiased estimates of decreases in %BFd,w,m, but DXA overestimated decreases in %BF in the DO and DE groups.CONCLUSIONS:
DXA, BIA, SFTs, and BMI are comparably accurate for evaluating body-composition changes induced by diet and exercise interventions; however, small changes in %BF may not be accurately detected by these clinical methods.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Composición Corporal
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Ejercicio Físico
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Dieta Reductora
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Obesidad
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article