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Comparison of body composition assessment by DXA and BIA according to the body mass index: A retrospective study on 3655 measures.

Najate AchamrahGuillaume ColangeJulie DelayAgnès RimbertVanessa FolopeAndré PetitSébastien GrigioniPierre DéchelotteMoïse Coëffier
Published in: PloS one (2018)
The small bias, particularly in patients with BMI between 16 and 18, suggests that BIA and DXA methods are interchangeable at a population level. However, concordance between BIA and DXA methods at the individual level is lacking, irrespective of BMI.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • body mass index
  • bone mineral density
  • resistance training
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance
  • dual energy