Assessment of body composition in normal weighing and obese subjects by the bioelectrical impedance method
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Abstract
Body composition (lean mass, fat content) was assessed in 32 women aged 21 to 78 by measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat in 4 typical sites and urinary excretion of creatinine, and estimating whole-body bioelectrical impedance (BI) by tetrapolar analyzer attached to personal computer. Results of BI measurements better correlated with body composition values assessed from the thickness of subcutaneous fat (particularly so in subjects aged under 50 and with Broca’s index from 0 to +19%). Hence, BI assessment may be used to evaluate body composition in patients with various endocrine diseases before the treatment and to monitor its efficacy in some diseases.
About the Authors
L. I. BershteinResearch Institute of Oncology. N. N. Petrova
Russian Federation
Ye. V. Tsyrlina
Research Institute of Oncology. N. N. Petrova
Russian Federation
Ye. B. Samoilova
Research Institute of Oncology. N. N. Petrova
Russian Federation
I. G. Kovalenko
Research Institute of Oncology. N. N. Petrova
Russian Federation
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Bershtein L.I., Tsyrlina Ye.V., Samoilova Ye.B., Kovalenko I.G. Assessment of body composition in normal weighing and obese subjects by the bioelectrical impedance method. Problems of Endocrinology. 1995;41(4):19-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14341/probl11456
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