Assessment methods of body composition

Comparison of body composition assessment methods in breast cancer survivors.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine and compare the reliability of four body composition methods commonly used in assessing breast cancer survivors. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING A rehabilitation facility at a university-based comprehensive cancer center in the southeastern United States. SAMPLE 14 breast cancer survivors aged 40-71 years. METHODS Body fat (BF) percentage was estimated via ...

Body Composition Assessment of Obesity

Development of methods for body composition studies.

This review is focused on experimental methods for determination of the composition of the human body, its organs and tissues. It summarizes the development and current status of fat determinations from body density, total body water determinations through the dilution technique, whole and partial body potassium measurements for body cell mass estimates, in vivo neutron activation analysis for ...

Chapter 2 Body Composition Assessment of Obesity

Body composition methods: comparisons and interpretation.

The incidence of obesity in the United States and other developed countries is epidemic. Because the prevalence of comorbidities to obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, has also increased, it is clear there is a great need to monitor and treat obesity and its comorbidities. Body composition assessments vary in precision and in the target tissue of interest. The most common assessments are anthropo...