Tanita Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis System Validated in Older Adults

Simple, accurate, and noninvasive methods for assessing body composition are needed in many clinical, community, and research settings. The foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) system may be one method of addressing those needs. The objective of this study was to determine the validit...

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Published in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2005-10, Vol.105 (10), p.1617-1619
Main Authors: Ritchie, Julie D., Miller, Carla K., Smiciklas-Wright, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - metabolism
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
bioelectrical impedance
Biological and medical sciences
body composition
Body Composition - physiology
Body Constitution - physiology
Body fat
Body Height - physiology
Body Mass Index
Body Weight - physiology
Electric Impedance
Female
Humans
lean body mass
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Obesity - physiopathology
Older people
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Validity
Waist-Hip Ratio
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Summary:Simple, accurate, and noninvasive methods for assessing body composition are needed in many clinical, community, and research settings. The foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) system may be one method of addressing those needs. The objective of this study was to determine the validity of a foot-to-foot BIA system for body-composition assessment of older adults. Subjects 55 years of age or older without functional limitations or cognitive impairments (N=50) were measured using both the Tanita foot-to-foot system (Tanita Corporation of America, Inc, Arlington Heights, IL) and traditional hand-to-foot BIA. The correlation for percent body fat measurements between the Tanita and traditional BIA was r=0.84 ( P
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2005.07.011