Title of article :
Does body adiposity index evaluate percentage of body fat?
Author/Authors :
Farzad, Babak Department of Physical Education and Sports Science - Faculty of Humanity - Tehran North Branch Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Shamsaei, Nabi Department of Sports Sciences - Faculty of Humanities - Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
Abstract :
Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the novel marker,
body adiposity index (BAI), is accurate to measure percentage of body fat (PBF).
Materials and methods: Seventy-eight males were undergone anthropometric examination.
PBF was calculated by BAI and measured using InBody 3.0.
Results: Significant correlation was found between BAI and PBF (r = 0.751; P < 0.001).
Conclusion: PBF can be measured by BAI, which is calculating from hip circumference and
height and we validated this novel index. Therefore, it can be widely used in the clinical
settings.
Keywords :
Body fat percent , Height , Hip circumference , Body adiposity index
Journal title :
Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences
