OBJECTIVE To investigate the accuracy of bioelectric impedance analysis and anthropometry to assess percentage body fat (BF %) against underwater weighing (UW). DESIGN AND METHODS A cross sectional study, 102 girls, aged 11-15, were recruited from two Junior High Schools in Jakarta. MEASUREMENTS Measurements of percent-age body fat (BF%) using underwater weighing (UW), bioelectrical impedan...

OBJECTIVE To validate different methods for estimating HIV/Aids patients' body fat: total body skinfold thickness, central (trunk) skinfold thickness, peripheral (limb) skinfold thickness, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and computed tomography of the abdomen (CTA) were used as the gold standard. METHODS An analysis was done on 15...

BACKGROUND New "UK 1990" data have been proposed for assessing growth and nutritional status in infancy and childhood. These are still largely untried in clinical practice. There is also doubt about the applicability of more traditional reference data, which are still widely used, in assessing length, weight, skinfold thicknesses, and head circumference. AIMS To determine the suitability of n...

OBJECTIVE An accurate assessment of the nutritional status of an infant at birth is very important, since it provides information on early identification of pathological events related to intrauterine growth acceleration or retardation. Anthropometric ratios such as weight/length and mid-arm circumference/head circumference may be used as alternative tools for this purpose. The main objective o...

BACKGROUND Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with several medical complications before and after delivery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance between the fetal ultrasonographic measurement of subcutaneous tissue thicknesses and the skinfold thicknesses assessment in intrauterine growth restricted newborns. METHODS We designed an exploratory study. Fetal u...

1. Height, weight, skinfold thicknesses and mid-arm circumference were measured in 540 males and 117 females aged 20-24 years who took part in the 1st African University Games, held at the University of Ghana, Legon. Body fat content, Quetelet's index (weight divided by height X 100; Khosla & Lowe (1967)) and mid-arm muscle circumference were derived from the measurements taken. 2. The physique...

The present study was performed to develop regression based prediction equations for fat mass from skinfold thickness in Japanese children, and to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal validity of these equations. A total of 127 healthy Japanese prepubertal children aged 6-12 years were randomly separated into two groups: the model development group (54 boys and 44 girls) and the cro...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the glycemic index and the glycemic load of the diet with the risk of overweight and high adiposity in children with 5 years of age. METHODS Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 232 children born and living in Diamantina (MG, Brazil). Parents and/or guardians provided the food intake data, using a semiquantitative food frequency question...

Rugby is a contact sport played in Pakistan and worldwide at domestic, national international level. union forwards backs bear differences anthropometric characteristics which are important while the assortment of players team. Objective: To describe rugby backs. Methods: It was an observational study / cross sectional survey. Study compiled RCRS after data collection from players. Convenient s...