Relationship of body mass index to percent body fat determined by deuterium isotopic dilution and impedancemetry among Tunisian schoolchildren

This study aims to evaluate the relation of body mass index (BMI) to fat mass among children by two techniques impedancemetry and deuterium oxide dilution (D O). This study was carried out in 156 schoolchildren aged between 8 and 11 years. The children received interrogation specifying lifestyle and...

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Published in:African health sciences 2023-09, Vol.23 (3), p.664-671
Main Authors: Houda, Ben Jemaa, Sarra, Khlifi, Karmous, Inchirah, Henda, Jamoussi, Khalid, El Kari, Hassan, Aguenaou, Abdallah, Aouidet, Amani, Mankaï
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Child
Deuterium
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight - diagnosis
Overweight - epidemiology
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Summary:This study aims to evaluate the relation of body mass index (BMI) to fat mass among children by two techniques impedancemetry and deuterium oxide dilution (D O). This study was carried out in 156 schoolchildren aged between 8 and 11 years. The children received interrogation specifying lifestyle and food habits. Body composition was determined using the impedancemetry and D2O technique. The results showed a difference between the percentage of obese and overweight children according to BMIZ classification (30.1%), bioelectrical impedance method (14.7%) and D O technique (42.9%). Despite the difference between the last two classifications, we found a significant correlation between body fat percentages determined by impedancemetry and D O technique (r = 0.695, p
ISSN:1680-6905
1729-0503
DOI:10.4314/ahs.v23i3.77