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Brigham Young University

2008

Body fat

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Resulting Shifts In Percentile And Standard Placements After Comparison Of The Bod Pod And Dxa, Timothy Heden, Steve Shepard, John Smith, Kay Covington, James D. Lecheminant Sep 2008

Resulting Shifts In Percentile And Standard Placements After Comparison Of The Bod Pod And Dxa, Timothy Heden, Steve Shepard, John Smith, Kay Covington, James D. Lecheminant

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Int J Exerc Sci 1(3) : 113-124, 2008. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the BOD POD® when compared to the DXA and if placement on a percentile chart and standard table is affected by any differences between the two measures. A total of 244 (27.7 ± 10.8 yrs, 77.3 ± 16.1 kg, 171.4 ± 10.1 cm, 26.31 ± 5.42 BMI) males and females between the ages of 18 and 52 were recruited to participate in this study. The participant’s body fat percentage (%BF) was tested in random order on the BOD POD® and DXA …


Percent Body Fat And Fat Distribution Are Not Associated With Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness In Healthy Middle-Aged Women, Kayleen Adams Goff Jul 2008

Percent Body Fat And Fat Distribution Are Not Associated With Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness In Healthy Middle-Aged Women, Kayleen Adams Goff

Theses and Dissertations

Background and Purpose – The relationship between abdominal body fat and cardiovascular health is not completely understood. This study investigated the association between percent body fat, fat distribution and intima-media thickness (IMT) in healthy middle-aged women.
Methods – 224 middle-aged (mean age = 43.1 years ± 3.0), nonsmoking women were included in this study. The women were assessed with a B-mode, high-resolution ultrasonograph to measure the intima-media thickness of the right common carotid artery (CCA). Measurements for percent body fat and fat distribution were assessed using Bod Pod and waist circumference (WC) measured at the umbilicus, respectively.
Results – Data …