Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players
The most widely used method in professional sports for fat percentage assessment is the skinfold method. However, there is the chance of bias and human error. For this reason, other more precise methods are used, such as single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or dual energy X-ray ab...
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| author | José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera Bella Esperanza Villegas-Mora Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez |
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| description | The most widely used method in professional sports for fat percentage assessment is the skinfold method. However, there is the chance of bias and human error. For this reason, other more precise methods are used, such as single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). However, there are limited data that demonstrate the methodological shortcomings or congruences in fat and fat-free mass estimates including gender differences and differences in athlete populations. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare total body fat (%BF) estimated by six skinfold thickness measurement (SKF) and single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) methods, using three different sets of equations, to that assessed by the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) method using a DEXA Hologic Serie Discovery QDR. For this aim, 76 males and 70 females belonging to the professional Spanish football federation were evaluated. We found significant differences between the three measures. BIA significantly underestimates the fat percentage, followed by skinfolds. With DEXA being the more objective or accurate method, an equation is established by means of linear regression analysis that allows the percentage of adipose tissue to be obtained either through anthropometry or electrical bioimpedance and adjusted to that which would be obtained by the DEXA system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4159508f4b42464bbf093b313218c1f92023-11-24T04:11:27ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-10-01911164310.3390/children9111643Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football PlayersJosé Francisco Tornero-Aguilera0Bella Esperanza Villegas-Mora1Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez2Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, SpainThe most widely used method in professional sports for fat percentage assessment is the skinfold method. However, there is the chance of bias and human error. For this reason, other more precise methods are used, such as single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). However, there are limited data that demonstrate the methodological shortcomings or congruences in fat and fat-free mass estimates including gender differences and differences in athlete populations. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare total body fat (%BF) estimated by six skinfold thickness measurement (SKF) and single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) methods, using three different sets of equations, to that assessed by the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) method using a DEXA Hologic Serie Discovery QDR. For this aim, 76 males and 70 females belonging to the professional Spanish football federation were evaluated. We found significant differences between the three measures. BIA significantly underestimates the fat percentage, followed by skinfolds. With DEXA being the more objective or accurate method, an equation is established by means of linear regression analysis that allows the percentage of adipose tissue to be obtained either through anthropometry or electrical bioimpedance and adjusted to that which would be obtained by the DEXA system.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/11/1643body fatnessbody compositionskinfold thicknessbioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)dual energyX-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
| spellingShingle | José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera Bella Esperanza Villegas-Mora Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players Children body fatness body composition skinfold thickness bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
| title | Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players |
| title_full | Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players |
| title_fullStr | Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players |
| title_short | Differences in Body Composition Analysis by DEXA, Skinfold and BIA Methods in Young Football Players |
| title_sort | differences in body composition analysis by dexa skinfold and bia methods in young football players |
| topic | body fatness body composition skinfold thickness bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
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