title: Concurrent validity of the BOD POD and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry techniques for assessing body composition in young women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the BOD POD (BP) (Life Measurement Instruments) and Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Elite 4500A (Hologic, Inc.) techniques for assessing the body fat percentage of young women. The participants were forty-three white college-aged women (19.4 +/- 1.4 years) with a BMI of 23.4 +/- 2.3. Both body composition analyses were completed on the same day and were taken within 10 minutes of each other. Body fat percentage was estimated to be 24.3 (SE = 1.1) and 23.8 (SE = 0.8) using the BP and DXA techniques, respectively. Exact matches, in terms of body fat percentage, were obtained for 10 of the 43 participants (23.3%). In conclusion, our data supports the concurrent validity of the BP and DXA techniques for assessing body fat in young women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise and Sports Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331-3303, USA.
authors.forename: Gianni F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Maddalozzo
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cardinal
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Snow
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards