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PubMed1993

Reliability of B-mode ultrasonic measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue and intra-abdominal depth: comparisons with skinfold thicknesses.

Adipose tissue deposits, particularly intra-abdominal adipose tissue, are associated with health risks such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Anthropometric techniques currently in use can measure subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) with skinfold calipers, but are limited to certain sites and cannot measure intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT). Radiography, computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been used, but they are expensive and some involve exposure to radiation. This study, which investigated the utility of B-mode ultrasound for measuring adipose tissue, found that ultrasonic measurements of SAT were as reliable as skinfold caliper measurements. Intra-observer and inter-observer coefficients of reliability for five of six ultrasonic measurements of SAT ranged from 91-98%, in comparison with coefficients of reliability ranging from 93-98% for three skinfold measurements. Coefficients of reliability for ultrasonic measurements of SAT at the paraspinal site were below 90%. Ultrasonic measurements of intra-abdominal depth (IAD), an index of IAAT, yielded an inter-observer coefficient of reliability of 64%. Ultrasound is recommended for measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue but not for measurement of IAD.

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PubMed1981

Comparisons of body fat estimated from total body water and skinfold thicknesses of undernourished men.

In 49 chronically undernourished adult males, classified as having mild, intermediate, or severe nutritional compromise, comparisons were made of body fat calculated from total body water with values obtained from triceps and scapular skinfolds. These same comparisons were followed in 19 of the severely undernourished subjects during a 2 1/2-month period of dietary repletion. Results indicate that the correlations between fat estimates obtained from body water and skinfolds are good (r greater than 0.8) in mildly undernourished subjects, but that they are progressively reduced as the nutritional compromise becomes more severe until statistical significance disappears. Dietary repletion of 2 1/2-month duration did not restore a statistically significant relationship between fat and triceps and scapular skinfolds. These data imply that the triceps and scapular skinfolds do not adequately represent body fat in chronically undernourished adult males and that new empirical equations are required which take into account nutritional status and possible shifts in fat deposit sites in chronic undernutrition.

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