Body composition of rural Beninese women in different seasons assessed by skinfold thickness and bioelectrical-impedance measurements and by a deuterium oxide dilution technique.
Body composition of 24 rural Beninese women was assessed in a pre- and a postharvest season by using skinfold-thickness measurements, bioelectrical-impedance analysis (BIA), and deuterium oxide (D2O) dilution. Fat mass assessed by D2O dilution was 12.3 +/- 3.3 kg; by skinfold-thickness measurements, 13.8 +/- 3.3 kg; and by BIA, 14.1 +/- 2.9 kg. Fat mass assessed by D2O was significantly lower (P less than 0.05) than fat mass assessed by the other two methods. Body weight in the postharvest season was 0.8 +/- 1.6 kg higher (P less than 0.05) than during the preharvest season. All three methods demonstrated that there were no significant changes in fat mass but that fat-free mass increased significantly (P less than 0.05) from pre- to postharvest season.
Schultink
W J
WJ
Section of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Benin National University, Cotonou.
Lawrence
M
M
van Raaij
J M
JM
Scott
W M
WM
Hautvast
J G
JG
D000328:Adult; D001541:Benin; D001823:Body Composition; D003903:Deuterium; D017666:Deuterium Oxide; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health; D012621:Seasons; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014867:Water
D014867:Water; D003903:Deuterium; D017666:Deuterium Oxide