APPLICABILITY OF BODY ADIPOSITY INDEX IN ESTIMATING BODY FAT OF YOUNG BRAZILIAN WOMEN

作者：Dias Jennifer; de Avila Marcia; Damasceno Vinicius de Oliveira^*; Goncalves Reginaldo; Barbosa Fernando Policarpo; Lamounier Joel Alves; Vianna Jeferson Macedo

来源：Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, 2014, 20(1): 17-20.

DOI：10.1590/S1517-86922014000100003

• body composition
• women
• skinfolds thickness

Introduction: The estimation of body composition is an important study field in the prognosis and diagnosis of degenerative diseases. Objective: To analyze the applicability of the Body Adiposity Index (BAI) and the skinfold thickness method. Methods: The sample consisted of 19 young adult women with a mean age 24.53 +/- 2.65 years, who underwent anthropometric measurements (circumferences and skinfold thickness) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). The estimated values were compared to the reference value by using the paired t test and by analysis of the level of association between the methods through the Pearson correlation. The level of significance was p%26lt;0.05. Results: Showed no significant differences between the fat percentage estimated by the BAI and the reference values, however had moderate level of association (r=0.627). Nevertheless, the skinfold thickness method showed statistically significant difference (p%26gt;0.05) with a strong association level (r=0.879). Conclusion: Although the BAI does not show difference to the estimated values, it is clear that further studies on the applicability of the method in the Brazilian population are necessary.

• 出版日期2014-2