Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición (Mar 2001)
Comparação da gordura corporal de mulheres idosas segundo antropometria, bioimpedância e DEXA
Abstract
Verificar a concordância e comparar o percentual de gordura corporal (%GC) através das medidas de dobras cutâneas (DC), bioimpedância (BIA) e DEXA. Foram avaliadas vinte mulheres voluntárias (62 a 79 anos), utilizando-se duas equações distintas para DC (19, 20) e BIA (23) e avaliação por DEXA. As estimativas do %GC foram comparadas através de análise de variância para medidas repetidas (ANOVA- Bonferroni), a correlação foi verificada pelo coef. de Pearson e a concordância pelo procedimento de Bland & Altman (25). O %GC obtido pela BIA apresentou baixa correlação (r0,05) entre os métodos e/ou equações de BIA(RJL-CompCorp) vs. DC-Jackson (19). Para todas as outras comparações, as diferenças foram significativas (p Comparison of body fat using anthropometry, bioelectrical impedance and DEXA in elderly women. Verify correspondence and compare percentage body fat (%BF) estimates by skinfold thickness (SKT), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and DEXA. Twenty voluntaries women (aged 62 - 79 yr) were assessed. The body fat was estimated using two different equations of SKT(Jackson (19); Durning and Womersley, (20)), BIA using two-predictions formulas (23) and DEXA. To compare mean values of %BF was used analysis of variance for repeated measures (ANOVA _ Bonferroni), the correlation of the inter-method was verified by Pearson correlation coefficients (r), and correspondence between prediction formulas was tested by using the approach by Bland and Altman (25). The %BF assessed by BIA (23) shown poor correlation (r0,05) between methods and/or equations by BIA (RJL-CompCorp) vs. DC-Jackson (19). There were observed significant differences (p < 0,001) between all comparisons. The correspondence between RJL-CompCorp vs. Deurenberg (23) was good and the same was observed for DEXA vs. Durning and Womersley (20). Although the methods and/or equations used in this study have been commonly utilized to estimate BF in elderly subjects, they neither must be used as a standard method. Each method has limitations and the comparison can be useful for interpretation of results
