Obesity
Reports outline obesity study findings from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 2nd, 2010
A new study, 'Comparison of body composition methods in overweight and obese Brazilian women,' is now available. "The purpose of this study was to compare skinfold thickness (SKF) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) of body composition using three different equations against dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in overweight and obese Brazilian women. AND METHOD: Thirty-four women (age 43.8 ±10.9 years; body mass index [BMI] 32.1 ±4.3 kg/m2) had percentage body fat (BF%), fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) estimated by DXA, SKF and BIA (BIA-man: manufacturer's equation; and predictive obesity-specific equations of Segal and of Gray)," scientists in Rio...
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