Lee, S; Bountziouka, V; Lum, S; Stocks, J; Bonner, R; Naik, M; Fothergill, H; Lee, S; Bountziouka, V; Lum, S; Stocks, J; Bonner, R; Naik, M; Fothergill, H; Wells, JC; - view fewer (2014) Ethnic variability in body size, proportions and composition in children aged 5 to 11 years: is ethnic-specific calibration of bioelectrical impedance required? PLoS One , 9 (12) , Article e113883 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0113883.

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Abstract

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) has the potential to be used widely as a method of assessing body fatness and composition, both in clinical and community settings. BIA provides bioelectrical properties, such as whole-body impedance which ideally needs to be calibrated against a gold-standard method in order to provide accurate estimates of fat-free mass. UK studies in older children and adolescents have shown that, when used in multi-ethnic populations, calibration equations need to include ethnic-specific terms, but whether this holds true for younger children remains to be elucidated. The aims of this study were to examine ethnic differences in body size, proportions and composition in children aged 5 to 11 years, and to establish the extent to which such differences could influence BIA calibration.

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