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Keywords
Adipose tissues--Measurement; Body composition--Measurement; Impedance, Bioelectric;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the bioelectrlcal Impedance method of predicting the percentage of body fat of young adult females. The percentage of body fat predicted from the bioelectrlcal Impedance method was compared with the percentage of body fat predicted from the hydrostatic weighing technique, the criterion variable. A secondary purpose of this study was to compare the percentage of body fat predicted from the bioelectrlcal Impedance method with the percentage of body fat predicted from anthropometry. It was hypothesized that the mean values of the bioelectrlcal Impedance percentage of body fat would be significantly different when compared to the mean percentages of body fat from hydrostatic weighing and anthropometry. Subjects consisted of twenty-five females with a mean age of 20±1.68 years. Each subject's percentage of body fat was assessed by the three body composition assessment techniques of anthropometry, bioelectrlcal Impedance, and hydrostatic weighing. Statistical analysts revealed a significant difference between the mean percentages of body fat obtained from the bioelectrlcal Impedance (26.7%) and hydrostatic weighing (24.5%) techniques. Based on these results, bioelectrlcal Impedance showed moderate validity as a body composition assessment technique as hydrostatic weighing for the females used In this study. A significant difference was also found between the mean percentages of body fat between the bioelectrical impedance (26.7%) and anthropometric (23.2%) techniques.
Year of Submission
1987
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Larry D. Hensley
Second Advisor
Forrest Dolgener
Third Advisor
N. Kay Covington
Date Original
1987
Object Description
1 PDF file (74 leaves)
Copyright
©1987 Jill Kathryn Fjelstul
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fjelstul, Jill Kathryn, "The Comparison of Body Fat Percentages of Young Adult Females as Determined by Anthropometry, Bioelectric Impedance, and Hydrostatic Weighing" (1987). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1821.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1821
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