Comparison of methods to measure body fat in 7-to-10-year-old children: a systematic review

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N S O JensenD P Bergamaschi

Abstract

To investigate methodological aspects in body fat (BF) measurements in 7-to-10-year-old children. Systematic review of the literature. The studies were chosen from the PubMed and Scielo databases according to a protocol that defined: inclusion criteria; a search and quality-assessment strategy; and information extraction. 27 studies published from 2004 to 2014 were included. The literature describes skinfold measurements and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) as being the reference methods most widely used in the assessment of the ability of methods to identify BF. The most commonly-used statistical analyses were the Pearson correlation coefficient, and sensitivity and specificity performance analyses. The comparison between the tested methods and the references showed that body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are strongly correlated to BF as calculated by bioelectrical impedance or skinfolds, and that there is a moderate positive correlation with percent body fat as calculated by DEXA, air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) or isotope dilution. There was a moderate positive correlation between weight-to-height ratio (WtHR) and BF, as estimated by ADP and skinfolds. Performance studies suggest that BMI and WC...Continue Reading

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