Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren
Introduction: Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century in children and adolescents. The percentile or Z-score of the body mass index is widely used in children and adolescents to define and assess overweight and obesity, but it does not determine the p...
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doaj-0f87d85cd9374e42a1256214e4bd55102020-11-24T21:35:09ZengArán Ediciones, S. L.Nutrición Hospitalaria0212-16112014-01-01291889310.3305/nh.2014.29.1.6992S0212-16112014000100012Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildrenMariana Orta Duarte0Yunue Flores Ruelas1Fátima López-Alcaraz2Mario del Toro-Equihua3Carmen Alicia Sánchez-Ramírez4Universidad de ColimaUniversidad de ColimaUniversidad de ColimaUniversidad de ColimaUniversidad de ColimaIntroduction: Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century in children and adolescents. The percentile or Z-score of the body mass index is widely used in children and adolescents to define and assess overweight and obesity, but it does not determine the percentage of total body fat. Other anthropometric measurements that determine total body fat are skinfold thickness and methods of body composition assessment such as bio impedance analysis, both of which are rapid and inexpensive. Objetive: The aim of the study was to correlate the percentage of body fat determined by the Slaughter equation with the percentage of body fat determined by the bio impedance analysis technique, and the body mass index in schoolchildren. Methods: The design of the study is cross-sectional and it was performed on a random selection of 74 children (9.47 ± 1.55 years old) attending a primary school in Colima, Mexico during 2011. The percentage of body fat was measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique. Body mass index was calculated. Inferential statistics were performed with the non-paired Student's t test, Pearson's correlation for quantitative variables (percentage of body fat by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis) and the Fisher exact test for qualitative variables. Results: A significant correlation (r = 0.74; p < 0.001) was identified between the percentage of fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis. We also identified a significant correlation between the percentage of fat measured by the Slaughter equation and body mass index (r = 0. 85; p < 0.001) and the percentage of fat measured by bio impedance analysis and body mass index (r = 0.78; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Given that we identified a significant positive correlation between BIA and STE, we conclude that both are adequate alternatives for measuring the percentage of body fat among schoolchildren in our population.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000100012&lng=en&tlng=enGrasa corporalÍndice de masa corporalPliegues cutáneosEcuación de SlaughterImpendancia bioeléctrica |
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Mariana Orta Duarte Yunue Flores Ruelas Fátima López-Alcaraz Mario del Toro-Equihua Carmen Alicia Sánchez-Ramírez Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren Nutrición Hospitalaria Grasa corporal Índice de masa corporal Pliegues cutáneos Ecuación de Slaughter Impendancia bioeléctrica |
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Mariana Orta Duarte Yunue Flores Ruelas Fátima López-Alcaraz Mario del Toro-Equihua Carmen Alicia Sánchez-Ramírez |
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Mariana Orta Duarte |
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Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren |
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Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren |
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Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren |
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Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren |
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Correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in Mexican schoolchildren |
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correlation between percentage of body fat measured by the slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique in mexican schoolchildren |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L. |
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Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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2014-01-01 |
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Introduction: Obesity is considered one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century in children and adolescents. The percentile or Z-score of the body mass index is widely used in children and adolescents to define and assess overweight and obesity, but it does not determine the percentage of total body fat. Other anthropometric measurements that determine total body fat are skinfold thickness and methods of body composition assessment such as bio impedance analysis, both of which are rapid and inexpensive. Objetive: The aim of the study was to correlate the percentage of body fat determined by the Slaughter equation with the percentage of body fat determined by the bio impedance analysis technique, and the body mass index in schoolchildren. Methods: The design of the study is cross-sectional and it was performed on a random selection of 74 children (9.47 ± 1.55 years old) attending a primary school in Colima, Mexico during 2011. The percentage of body fat was measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis technique. Body mass index was calculated. Inferential statistics were performed with the non-paired Student's t test, Pearson's correlation for quantitative variables (percentage of body fat by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis) and the Fisher exact test for qualitative variables. Results: A significant correlation (r = 0.74; p < 0.001) was identified between the percentage of fat measured by the Slaughter equation and bio impedance analysis. We also identified a significant correlation between the percentage of fat measured by the Slaughter equation and body mass index (r = 0. 85; p < 0.001) and the percentage of fat measured by bio impedance analysis and body mass index (r = 0.78; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Given that we identified a significant positive correlation between BIA and STE, we conclude that both are adequate alternatives for measuring the percentage of body fat among schoolchildren in our population. |
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Grasa corporal Índice de masa corporal Pliegues cutáneos Ecuación de Slaughter Impendancia bioeléctrica |
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