Abstract
Body mass index (BMI) is increasingly
recognized as an inadequate measure for
determining obesity in children. Therefore,
the aim within this study was to
investigate other indirect methods of body
fat assessment that could potentially be
used in place of BMI. Twenty-four children
(boys: 13.8 0.8 yr; girls: 13.3 0.5 yr)
participated in this study. Measurements
of BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were
obtained, along with percentage body fat
(%BF) from skinfolds (SKF), bioelectrical
impedance analysis (BIA) (arm-to-arm,
leg-to-leg, arm-to-leg) and air
displacement plethysmography (ADP).
BMI was correlated with %BF from ADP (r
¼ 0.45, p < 0.05), while WHR was not (r ¼
0.21, p > 0.05). %BF from the SKF method
and all BIA methods demonstrated a
significant relationship with ADP %BF (p <
0.05). The 95% limits of agreement (LoA)
indicated that individual prediction errors
between all BIA methods and ADP were
large, while the SKF method showed
strong agreement with ADP. The results of
this study provide further evidence that
the predictive accuracy of indirect
methods for determining body fatness
varies considerably with children. The
findings are discussed in relation to the
National Child Measurement Programme
(NCMP), which is currently operating in
primary schools in England.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-93 |
Journal | European Physical Education Review |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 9 Nov 2010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 9 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- Body Fat
- Body Mass Index
- National Child Measurement Programme