title: Are practical methods of evaluating body fat in African-American women accurate?
abstract: Sixteen African American females were evaluated for body fat to assess the accuracy of several practical methods of estimation: near-infrared interactance, bioelectrical impedance, and Sloan and Jackson skinfold equations. Most methods produced different results from hydrostatic weighing and produced different body fat values from each other suggesting that practical methods do not provide accurate measurements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brandon
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D001823:Body Composition; D001837:Body Weights and Measures / Q000592:standards*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D001741:Black or African American