Estimation of body fat in adults using a portable A-mode ultrasound
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- 作者：Renata M. Bielemann ; Ph.D.<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>bsup> ; Maria Cristina Gonzalez ; Ph.D.<sup>csup><sup> ; sup><sup>cristinagbs@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding authorsup> ; Thiago Gonzalez Barbosa-Silva ; M.Sc.<sup>asup> ; Silvana Paiva Orlandi ; Ph.D.<sup>bsup> ; Mariana Otero Xavier ; C.N.<sup>asup> ; Rafaela Bü ; low Bergmann ; M.Sc.<sup>csup> ; Maria Cecí ; lia Formoso Assunç ; ã ; o ; Ph.D.<sup>asup> ; On behalf of Grupo de Estudos em Composiç ; ã ; o Corporal e Nutriç ; ã ; o - CoCoNut
- 关键词：Body composition ; Body fat ; Ultrasound ; Adults
- 刊名：Nutrition
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：32
- 期：4
- 页码：441-446
- 全文大小：509 K
文摘
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We developed equations to estimate percentage of body fat using BodyMetrix in Brazilian adults.
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Muscle and subcutaneous fat thickness was assessed by A-mode ultrasound.
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A mean overestimation of 0.5% and 0.1% was found in men and women, respectively.
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A-mode ultrasound seems to be a reliable tool to assess body fat.