Health and Fitness

Reliability of body composition assessment using A-mode ultrasound in a heterogeneous sample

M. Miclos-balica, P. Muntean, et al.

Discover how A-mode ultrasound is revolutionizing body fat percentage estimates in a diverse group of healthy adults. This research reveals high reliability and precision, especially in men, demonstrating the impact of examiner performance. Conducted by esteemed authors including Monica Miclos-Balica and Paul Muntean.

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the reliability of percent body fat (%BF) estimates using A-mode ultrasound (US) in a heterogeneous sample of 144 healthy adults. Six consecutive measurements were taken at eight anatomical sites by two testers using a BodyMetrix™ instrument. Four formulas from BodyView™ software were used to compute %BF. The 7-sites Jackson and Pollock formula showed the highest reliability (ICC = 0.979-0.985, TEM = 0.89-1.07% BF, MDC = 2.47-2.95% BF). Intertester bias was -0.5% BF, with an ICC of 0.972. A-mode US is highly reliable for %BF assessment, but more precise for men than women. Examiner performance impacts precision.

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published On

Sep 11, 2020

Authors

Monica Miclos-Balica, Paul Muntean, Falk Schick, Horia G. Haragus, Bogdan Glisici, Vasile Pupazan, Adrian Neagu, Monica Neagu

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