%0 Journal Article
%T Percent body fat estimations in college women using field and laboratory methods: a three-compartment model approach
%A Jordan R Moon
%A Holly R Hull
%A Sarah E Tobkin
%A Masaru Teramoto
%A Murat Karabulut
%A Michael D Roberts
%A Eric D Ryan
%A So Kim
%A Vincent J Dalbo
%A Ashley A Walter
%A Abbie T Smith
%A Joel T Cramer
%A Jeffrey R Stout
%J Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
%D 2007
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1550-2783-4-16
%X Thirty Caucasian women (21.1 ¡À 1.5 yrs; 164.8 ¡À 4.7 cm; 61.2 ¡À 6.8 kg) had their %fat estimated by BIA using the BodyGram£¿ computer program (BIA-AK) and population-specific equation (BIA-Lohman), NIR (Futrex£¿ 6100/XL), a quadratic (SF3JPW) and linear (SF3WB) skinfold equation, air-displacement plethysmography (BP), and hydrostatic weighing (HW).All methods produced acceptable total error (TE) values compared to the 3C model. Both laboratory methods produced similar TE values (HW, TE = 2.4%fat; BP, TE = 2.3%fat) when compared to the 3C model, though a significant constant error (CE) was detected for HW (1.5%fat, p ¡Ü 0.006). The field methods produced acceptable TE values ranging from 1.8 ¨C 3.8 %fat. BIA-AK (TE = 1.8%fat) yielded the lowest TE among the field methods, while BIA-Lohman (TE = 2.1%fat) and NIR (TE = 2.7%fat) produced lower TE values than both skinfold equations (TE > 2.7%fat) compared to the 3C model. Additionally, the SF3JPW %fat estimation equation resulted in a significant CE (2.6%fat, p ¡Ü 0.007).Data suggest that the BP and HW are valid laboratory methods when compared to the 3C model to estimate %fat in college-age Caucasian women. When the use of a laboratory method is not feasible, NIR, BIA-AK, BIA-Lohman, SF3JPW, and SF3WB are acceptable field methods to estimate %fat in this population.Accurate assessment of body composition is necessary in order to monitor obesity class, nutritional status, training outcomes, and general health [1]. Specifically, fat-free mass and fat mass can be used to identify minimal nutrition requirements and resting energy expenditure [2,3]. Additionally, sports nutrition experts can utilize body composition values to develop specific dietary interventions. Validated laboratory methods, such as hydrostatic weighing (HW), and multiple compartment models, such as the three-compartment (3C) model, are impractical to use in large population studies. Specifically, Wang et al. [4] concluded that the 3C model of Siri [5] was sup
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