Accuracy of near-infrared interactance instruments and population-specific equations for estimating body composition in young wrestlers.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the accuracy of near-infrared interactance (NIR) instruments and population-specific NIR equations for estimating percent body fat (% fat) in young wrestlers. Forty-four white male youth wrestlers (mean age +/- SD = 11.0 +/- 2.1 years) volunteered for this study. Thirteen NIR % fat estimates were cross-validated against the criterion % fat from underwater weighing. The results of this study indicated that the total error (TE) values associated with the NIR instrument generated % fat estimates as well as % fat estimates from population-specific NIR equations developed for high school wrestlers or adult men were too large (TE = 5.7-27.3% fat) to be used with young wrestlers. Based on the present findings, it is recommended that new NIR equations be developed and validated specifically for use in young male athletes.
Housh
Terry J
TJ
Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68583, USA. thoush@unlserve.unl.edu
Johnson
Glen O
GO
Housh
Dona J
DJ
Cramer
Joel T
JT
Eckerson
Joan M
JM
Stout
Jeffrey R
JR
Bull
Anthony J
AJ
Rana
Sharon R
SR
D000293:Adolescent; D001823:Body Composition; D049628:Body Size; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014952:Wrestling