Comparison of anthropometric-based equations for estimation of body fat percentage in a normal-weight and overweight female cohort: validation via air-displacement plethysmography. Issue 3 (16th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Temple, Derry; Denis, Romain; Walsh, Marianne C; Dicker, Patrick; Byrne, Annette T
• Is Part Of: Public health nutrition. Volume 18:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 446
• Page End: 452
• Publication Date: 2014-04-16
• Subjects: Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition policy -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000597
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-9800

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="abs1" sec-type="general"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To evaluate the accuracy of the most commonly used anthropometric-based equations in the estimation of percentage body fat (%BF) in both normal-weight and overweight women using air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) as the criterion measure.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs2" sec-type="general"> <title>Design</title> <p>A comparative study in which the equations of Durnin and Womersley (1974; DW) and Jackson, Pollock and Ward (1980) at three, four and seven sites (JPW<sub>3</sub>, JPW<sub>4</sub> and JPW<sub>7</sub>) were validated against ADP in three groups. Group 1 included all participants, group 2 included participants with a BMI<25·0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> and group 3 included participants with a BMI≥25·0 kg/m<sup>2</sup>.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs3" sec-type="general"> <title>Setting</title> <p>Human Performance Laboratory, Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs4" sec-type="subjects"> <title>Subjects</title> <p>Forty-three female participants aged between 18 and 55 years.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs5" sec-type="results"> <title>Results</title> <p>In all three groups, the %BF values estimated from the DW equation were closer to the criterion measure (i.e. ADP) than those estimated from the other equations. Of the three JPW equations, JPW<sub>3</sub> provided the most accurate estimation of %BF when compared with ADP in all three groups.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs6" sec-type="conclusion"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>In comparison to ADP, these findings suggest that the DW equation is the most accurate anthropometric method for the estimation of %BF in both normal-weight and overweight females.</p> </sec> </abstract>