Comparison of hydrostatic weighing and plethysmography techniques for the development of skinfold prediction equations for children

Author

Tomoko Tozuka

Date of Award

2002

Degree Name

Exercise Science

College

College of Health Professions

Type of Degree

M.S.

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

Regression equations between skinfold (SKF) measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) were determined 6 to 18 year old athletes (80 males / 34 females) using Pearson r correlation coefficients. Triceps and mid-calf SKF and percent body fat (%BF) by ADP were measured during an Athletic Ability Assessment at The HIT Center (Huntington, WV). A high relationship was found between SKF and %BF by ADP (males; r² = .76, females; r² = .74, all; r² = .77). Data from the subjects were compared with similar correlations determined between SKF and %BF by hydrostatic weighing (HW) from another study (Slaugter et al., 1988). SKF showed a higher correlation with %BF by ADP than by HW (ADP, r² = .77 and HW, r² = .72). Therefore, the SKF regression equation based on % BF by ADP may be more accurate than the equation calculated in children for %BF by HW.

Subject(s)

Body composition.

Teenage boys -- Physiology.

Skinfold thickness -- Measurement.

Human body -- Composition.

Teenagers -- Physiology.

Recommended Citation

Tozuka, Tomoko, "Comparison of hydrostatic weighing and plethysmography techniques for the development of skinfold prediction equations for children" (2002). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1531.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1531