Differences in Fat Mass Estimation Formulas in Physically Active Adult Population and Relation With Skinfold Sums.

Body Weight Clinical Trial

Official title:

Differences in Fat Mass Estimation Formulas in Physically Active Adult Population and Relation With Skinfold Sums.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04429581
• Other study ID #: 23/02/2013
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 2, 2013
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2020
• Source: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the present study was to analyze the differences between the formulas used to estimate fat mass and to establish the existing relationship with the skinfold sum in anthropometry. A total of 2,458 active subjects participated in the study (mean age: 27.98±7.43 years-old). Basic measurements and skinfolds variables were measured following the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancement in Kinanthropometry (ISAK), and Kerr, Durnin-Womersley, Faulkner and Carter equations were used to assess fat mass. Significative differences were found between all the formulas for the percentage of fat mass and the fat mass in kilograms. The correlations among the skinfolds sums and the different equations were high and significative in all the cases. There were differences between all the formulas used to estimate the fat mass. The six or eight skinfold sums could be a valid and better alternative than the fat mass equations or the BMI to assess the subcutaneous fat mass in physically active adults.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2458
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 20, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be between 18 and 50 years old and to practice any sport in a regular basis

Exclusion Criteria:

• To have overweight or obesity

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Weight
• Body Weight Changes

Intervention

Other:
• Anthropometry

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fat mass weight	Fat mass weight was assessed with skinfold measurements and different prediction equations. Measured in kilograms	6 years
Primary	Fat mass percentage	Fat mass percentage was assessed with skinfold measurements and different prediction equations. Measured in percentage of total weight.	6 years
Primary	Six and eight skinfold sums	Skinfolds were measured with a caliper, using anthropometry technique describes by ISAK	6 years
Secondary	Body Mass Index	Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2	6 years
Secondary	Weight	Measured in kilograms	6 years
Secondary	Height	Measured in meters	6 years