Abstract

RAMIREZ, Robinson  and  GONZALEZ, Katherine. Body adiposity index in Colombian elite athletes: A comparison between the body mass index and other measuresÍndice de adiposidad corporal en deportistas de élite de Colombia: una comparación entre el índice de masa corporal y otras médidas. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.1, pp.22-26. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2014.10.008.

Purpose : To evaluate the correlations between body adiposity index and other adiposity indexes such as body mass index, hip and waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, Σ6 skinfold-thickness and percentage body fat in Colombian elite athletes. Methods :A cross-sectional study was conducted in 149 elite athletes from Colombia (mean age: 26.3 ± 6.5 years; height: 169.2 ± 10.1 cm; body mass: 66.1 ± 12.8 kg; body mass index 22.9 ± 3.0 kg m⁻¹). body adiposity index, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, percentage body fat, Σ6 skinfold-thickness and waist circumference were also measured. Results : To select an optimal surrogate for adiposity, we examined the correlation between body adiposity percentage as measured by BIA and several variables, including body adiposity index, body mass index, Σ6 skinfold-thickness, percentage body fat and waist-to-hip ratio. The regression procedure showed that there was a significant relationship between the body adiposity index and BF% (R² = 0.407, p < 0.01). Bland-Altman plot showed that the limits of agreement (95% confidence intervals) between the BF% and body adiposity index ranged between 15.53 and 2.26%, and there was a significant positive association between the difference and mean of the 2 methods (rho = 0.607, p < 0.01). Conclusion: The adiposity indexes that include the percentage body fat and body adiposity index could be used as indicators to evaluate the corporal composition in both sport practice and research.

Keywords : Physical activity; Cardiology; . Obesity.

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