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Bioimpedance to assess the body composition of high-performance karate athletes: applications, advantages and perspectives Cover

Bioimpedance to assess the body composition of high-performance karate athletes: applications, advantages and perspectives

By: Luciana Rossi  
Open Access
|Nov 2021

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Figure 1

BMI: body mass index; PA:phase angle; FM: fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; TBW: total body water; BMR: basal metabolic rate; %WP: water percentage in fat free mass.
BMI: body mass index; PA:phase angle; FM: fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; TBW: total body water; BMR: basal metabolic rate; %WP: water percentage in fat free mass.

Figure 2

Major components of the body composition assessment for high-performance karate athletes through bioimpedance (fat-free mass, fat mass and total body water) in the sample and between sexes. BM (body mass); %F (fat percentage); FM (fat mass); FFM (fat-free mass) and TBW (total body water).
#statistically different between sexes.
Major components of the body composition assessment for high-performance karate athletes through bioimpedance (fat-free mass, fat mass and total body water) in the sample and between sexes. BM (body mass); %F (fat percentage); FM (fat mass); FFM (fat-free mass) and TBW (total body water). #statistically different between sexes.

Data from the anthropometric assessment of high-performance karate athletes_

Mean (standard deviation)
VariableGeneral n=22Men n=12Women n=10p
Age (years)23.6 (6.0)23.8 (6.9)23.4 (4.9)0.435
Weight (kg)66.6 (13.5)75.6 (8.8) #55.8 (9.7)< 10-5
Height (m)1.68 (0.10)1.75 (0.04) #1.59 (0.08)< 10-6
BMI (kg.m-2)23.38 (2.77)24.51 (2.33) #22.02 (2.74)0.016
Resistance (Ω)489.1 (84.4)436.7 (39.6) #552.0 (81.6)0.0002
Reactance (Ω)63.0 (9.4)58.6 (6.6) #68.4 (9.8)0.0055
PA (degrees)7.4 (0.6)7.6 (0.5) #7.1 (0.6)0.014
FM (%)16.6 (5.5)13.0 (3.9) #21.0 (3.6)< 10-5
FM (kg) FFM (kg)10.8 (3.5) 55.8 (12.9)10.0 (3.9) 65.6 (6.3) #11.8 (3.0) 44.1 (7.5)0.123 < 10-7
TBW (L)39.7 (9.5)46.9 (5.1) #31.1 (5.1)< 10-7
%WP71.1 (1.4)71.4 (1.6)70.7 (1.1)0.128
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 72
Published on: Nov 20, 2021
Published by: University of Oslo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Luciana Rossi, published by University of Oslo
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