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Comparative analysis of body composition results of university students obtained using two bioimpedance analyzers Cover

Comparative analysis of body composition results of university students obtained using two bioimpedance analyzers

Open Access
|May 2025

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Figure 1.

Bland & Altman graph for agreement between body fat percentage.
Bland & Altman graph for agreement between body fat percentage.

Figure 2.

Bland & Altman graph for agreement between muscle mass percentage.
Bland & Altman graph for agreement between muscle mass percentage.

Comparison of the mean body composition of male university students measured with two different bioimpedance devices (Mean±SD)_

Bioimpedance AnalyzerBody Fat (%)Muscle Mass (%)Basal Metabolic Rate (kcal)Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
OMRON17.55±1.2341.69±0.741641.55±22.8822.65±0.59
BIODY16.87±1.0345.24±0.601737.25±15.1422.52±0.56
P-value (p =)0.670.0010.000.87

General Measurements of the Population_

VariableWomenMen
Age (years)20.8 ± 2.1322.20 ± 3.24
Body weight (kg)56.52 ± 7.3066.94 ± 7.61
Height (cm)156.10 ± 4.55172.55 ± 4.52
Waist circumference (cm)74.42 ± 7.9878.90 ± 6.75
Hip circumference (cm)94.77 ± 4.4893.80 ± 4.68

Comparison of the mean body condition of female university students measured with different bioimpedance devices (Mean±SD)_

Bioimpedance AnalyzerBody Fat (%)Muscle Mass (%)Basal Metabolic Rate (kcal)Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
OMRON35.12±1.4326.14±0.791248.65±18.8323.25±0.71
BIODY30.10±0.9735.52±0.511359.50±12.2323.19±0.70
P-value (p =)0.0060.000.000.95
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 61
Submitted on: Feb 23, 2025
Published on: May 6, 2025
Published by: University of Oslo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Ma. Fidelina Peñaloza-Talavera, Clara H. Gonzalez-Correa, William Narvaez-Solarte, Izabella C. Gomes-Santana-Pereira, Jhony A. Diaz-Vallejo, published by University of Oslo
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