Cross-validation of prediction equations for estimating body composition in ballet dancers.
Leilane Lilian Araújo LealGiovanna Stefanne Lópes BarbosaRannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano FerreiraErikarla Baracho AvelinoAdriana Nunes BezerraSancha Helena de Lima ValeBruna Leal Lima MacielPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Only one of the anthropometric equations, the one proposed by Durnin and Womerley (1974), but none of the BIA equations analyzed, was valid for the evaluation of body composition of the studied classical dancers. Our results emphasize the importance of previous cross-validation of existing equations or the development of specific equations for body composition assessment in specific populations.