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dc.creator | Teresa F. Amaral | |
dc.creator | Maria Teresa Restivo | |
dc.creator | Rita S. Guerra | |
dc.creator | Elisa Marques | |
dc.creator | Maria F. Chousal | |
dc.creator | Jorge Mota | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-07T16:54:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-07T16:54:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-1145 | |
dc.identifier.other | sigarra:47634 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/100275 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The use of skinfold thickness measurements to evaluate the distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue and to predict body fat has recognised advantages. However, the different types of skinfold calliper available present limitations that make them unattractive and perhaps less used in daily practice. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy and functionality of a new digital skinfold system, the Liposoft 2008 + Adipsmeter V0 (LA), for measuring skinfold thickness and determining body fat proportion (%BF). Skinfold thickness measurements made by the LA were compared with those obtained with a Harpenden (H) calliper from two samples of adults (n 45) and older adults (n 56) in a university-based cross-sectional study. A comparison was also conducted between estimated %BF from skinfolds and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Bland and Altman plots show that skinfolds measured by the LA and H calliper are in high agreement, with a mean difference of 0.3 (95% CI -3.1, 3.4) mm. In regard to the %BF estimated from LA and H skinfolds measurement, the LA produced a similar approximation to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry %BF, with a mean difference of 0.2 (95% CI -0.8, 1.2) %, compared with %BF obtained with the H calliper. The LA system is an accurate instrumentation and represents an innovation in the evaluation of skinfold thickness and body composition based on anthropometric measurement. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | restrictedAccess | |
dc.subject | Ciências da saúde | |
dc.subject | Health sciences | |
dc.title | Accuracy of a digital skinfold system for measuring skinfold thickness and estimating body fat | |
dc.type | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional | |
dc.contributor.uporto | Faculdade de Desporto | |
dc.contributor.uporto | Faculdade de Engenharia | |
dc.contributor.uporto | Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/s0007114510003727 | |
dc.identifier.authenticus | P-002-VBB | |
dc.subject.fos | Ciências médicas e da saúde::Ciências da saúde | |
dc.subject.fos | Medical and Health sciences::Health sciences | |
Appears in Collections: | FADEUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional FCNAUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional FEUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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