Anthropometry - Body Composition Analysis
- Using the bioelectrical impedance method with the In Body 230 device. Based on the principle of bioelectrical impedance (a small electric current passing through the human body), the resistance coefficient of individual body composition components determines their percentage ratio. The degree of concordance between the DEXA method and the bioelectrical impedance method measured with the In Body 230 is r=0.98, p<0.01, as cited by Karelis & Leheudre, 2013.
- Through caliperometry. The amount of subcutaneous fat tissue and active body mass is determined using regression equations, with different methods measuring the thickness of a varying number of skinfolds. At CNPDS, three caliperometry methods are applied: a method for determining fat tissue using two skinfolds (used for children and adolescent athletes); a method for determining fat tissue with three skinfolds (used for non-athletes); and a method for determining fat tissue with 11 skinfolds.
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