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Differences in body composition measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis with steel and gel electrodes – on an example of professional fencers

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction: Regular assessment of body composition in athletes is a key element of their nutritional status and general condition monitoring. Purpose: Analysis of differences in the impedance (I) and body composition measurements performed by the use
Olga Mizera   +2 more
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Somatic characteristics and body composition in Czech sub-elite female handball players

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, 2020
The somatic parameters and body composition are important indicators of physical fitness and general health not only non-athletes, but of athletes. The aim of this study was to determine the somatic characteristics and body composition in 15 Czech sub ...
Ivana Kinkorová   +2 more
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Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Fat Index and Fat Mass In Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

open access: yesHaseki Tıp Bülteni, 2020
Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the level of visceral adiposity index (VAI), body fat index and fat mass in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).Methods:A total of 231 subjects were enrolled, of which 83, 64 and 84 subjects were ...
Sema Kunt, Şakir Özgür Keşkek
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Association between fat mass index, fat‐free mass index and hemoglobin A1c in a Japanese population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community‐based Cohort Study

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes Investigation, 2022
Aims/Introduction Fat mass and fat‐free mass affect glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and blood glucose levels, respectively. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between the fat mass index and fat‐free mass index with HbA1c ...
Masato Takase   +16 more
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Does soy protein supplementation affect body composition in healthy exerciser adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background objectives: The effects of soy protein supplementation on anthropometric parameters and body composition indices of healthy adults is equivocal.
Asbaghi, O.   +6 more
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Fat mass and bone development [PDF]

open access: yesExpert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2010
. Whether a similar association exists in children, implying that fat mass helps the development as well as maintenance of bone, is more controversial. In a cross sectional study, we previously reported that fat mass is positively related to total body bone mass independently of lean mass and height in 3082 boys and girls at a mean age of 9.9 years ...
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Account for Increased Fat Mass [PDF]

open access: yesDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2016
With regard to risk factors for osteoporosis, I would like to point out (1) that obesity, while having a positive effect on fractures, such as hip, pelvic and wrist fractures, is associated with an increased risk of ankle, lower leg and proximal humeral fractures in postmenopausal women (2).
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Offseason Body Composition Changes Detected by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry versus Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Collegiate American Football Athletes

open access: yesSports, 2021
Tracking changes in body composition may provide key information about the effectiveness of training programs for athletes. This study reports on the agreement between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for ...
Jake R. Boykin   +8 more
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Relations among maternal physical activity during pregnancy and child body composition

open access: yesObesity Science & Practice, 2019
Summary Objective Physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is associated with lower neonatal fat mass, but associations with child body composition are mixed.
L. M. Mudd   +5 more
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Fat mass to fat- free mass ratio and body composition in participants with chronic leg problems

open access: yesAnnales Kinesiologiae, 2022
Background & aim: Low fat-free mass (FFM) or high fat mass (FM) in older adults are abnormal body composition phenotypes associated with morbidity.
Mihaela Jurdana   +2 more
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