Comparison between two methods of measuring total fat in the Iranian soldiers
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Background
Constant checkup and control of body fat mass is an important parameter for the health and efficiency of individuals in any society. This parameter is especially crucial in army soldiers since physical fitness is a key role in reaching high physical performance, health, and survival in war.Objective
This study was designed to compare two methods of measuring fat, the method of circumference-based military equations (CBEs) to estimate body fat mass compared to the method of skinfold thickness-based equation (SBE) in Iranian soldiers.Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 246 Iranian soldiers were recruited in Tehran (2016). Height, waist, and neck circumference were measured and the total body fat mass was calculated using CBEs. Then, the results of using Piersons correlation and Bland-Altman methods were compared with Jackson and Pollocks skinfold thickness measurement.Findings: The total body fat mass of the soldiers using CBEs was 18/94 ± 6/30% and using Jakson and Pollocks skinfold thickness formula was 17.43±4.45%. The correlation between the two methods was r=0.984 and SEE was 1.1% (P
Conclusion
The more body fat makes the error waist circumference greater. The error is so much that dont use this method to measure fat.Keywords:
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Inflammatory Diseases, Volume:21 Issue: 1, 2017
Pages:
53 to 60
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