Body composition by bioelectric impedance and densitometry in black women

✍ Scribed by P. B. Sparling; M. Millard-Stafford; L. B. Rosskopf; L. J. Dicarlo; B. T. Hinson

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 640 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1042-0533
• DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.1310050115

✦ Synopsis

Limited body composition data are available on the adult black population, particularly women. This study examined the accuracy of bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) in predicting hydrostatically measured percentage body fat (% fat) in 98 physically active, eumenorrheic black females. BIA values were also compared to a standard anthropometric method using seven skinfolds. Whole-body bioresistance (R) was obtained using an RJL Instrument Model BIA-101. Fat-free mass (FFM) was predicted from the equation of Lukaski et al. (J.