Associations between anthropometric indicators of adiposity and body fat percentage in normal weight young adults

Mustafa Söğüt; Kübra Altunsoy; Maria Inês Varela-Silva

doi:10.2478/anre-2018-0015

Authors

Mustafa Söğüt Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey
Kübra Altunsoy Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey
Maria Inês Varela-Silva School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2018-0015

Keywords:

adiposity, anthropometric indices, bioelectrical impedance, body composition, young adults, body mass index

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between various anthropometric adiposity screening indices and body fat percentage estimated by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). A total of 186 (95 male and 91 female) normal weight (body mass index [BMI] = 18.5- 24.9 kg/m2) young adults (mean age= 20.96 ± 2.03 years) were measured on body fat percentage, body height, body mass, waist and hip circumferences. Abdominal volume index, body adiposity index, BMI, body roundness index, conicity index, reciprocal ponderal index, waist to height ratio, waist to height 0.5 ratio, and waist to hip ratio were calculated accordingly. Results revealed significant gender effects in all main anthropometric measurements. Except for waist to hip ratio, results indicated significant associations between anthropometric indices and BIA in both male and female participants. BIA results were found to be largely associated with BMI and abdominal volume index in both genders. Bland- Altman analysis showed good agreements between these indices and BIA. Considerable associations and agreements highlight the potential importance and the use of several anthropometric proxies to estimate body adiposity among male and female non-overweight/obese young adults. Despite continuing discussion regarding its accuracy, BMI seems to be useful for monitoring body adiposity within this cohort.

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