SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Accuracy of bioelectrical impedance consumer devices for measurement of body composition in comparison to whole body magnetic resonance imaging and dual X-ray absorptiometry.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- Validation of consumer bioelectrical impedance (BIA) devices against MRI and DXA body-composition measurements.
- Who / model studied
- 106 adults: 54 women and 52 men, spanning normal weight, overweight and obesity.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Three foot-to-foot devices and one tetrapolar device compared with MRI/DXA; a measurement study, not a drug trial.
- What the study found
- Individual body-fat agreement limits were −6.59 to +4.61 percentage points for the tetrapolar device and as wide as −14.54 to +8.58 for foot-to-foot devices. Small group-average bias therefore concealed substantial individual error.
- Limitations & context
- Abstract assessment of the devices tested; results do not validate every current scale or accuracy of tracking change. No treatment adverse-event assessment applies.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1159/000176061