Lavalle GFJ, Mancillas AL, Villarreal PJZ, Zapata GAJ, Villarreal MJ, Rodríguez GR

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ABSTRACT

Air-displacement plethysmography (BOD POD) and the predictive formula proposed by Deurenberg are two of many validated methods reported for assessment of body composition and percentage of body fat calculation that have been used in diverse populations. In this study we compared the percentage of body fat calculated by both methods in a random sample of adult subjects. Two-hundred and ninety-six subjects (age 34.73 ± 13.27 years, body mass index [BMI] 28.51 ± 5.83 kg/m², percentage of body fat by BOD POD 31.62 ± 12.13%, percentage of body fat by formula 33.22 ± 10.46%, p non-significant between methods), were recruited, 31% with BMI ‹ 24.99 kg/m² or low-weight, 29% with BMI between 25 and 29.99 kg/m² or normal weight-overweight, 35% with BMI between 30 and 39.99 kg/m² or obese, and 3% with BMI ›40 kg/m² or severely obese. Of the 97 men (34% of the total) and 199 women (66% of the total), women were significantly older and had a significantly greater percentage of body fat by both methods compared to men, independent of their BMI. The formula tended to yield a greater percentage of body fat than the BOD POD, with significant differences in low-weight and severely obese women, and in men with BMI between 25 and 39.99 kg/m².

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