Comparison between handheld ultrasound and regional and whole-body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body fat assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the extent of agreement between a handheld ultrasound (US) attached to an android tablet and the reference method dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the measurement of adiposity.

Methods

A whole-body DXA scan and abdominal adipose tissue thickness measurements using a handheld US were obtained from 104 adults (63 females, 41 males). Body fat percent (BF%), total fat mass (kg), and trunk fat mass (kg) were obtained from DXA. Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue (SSAT), and deep subcutaneous adipose tissue (DSAT) thickness were obtained from US. Sex-specific total fat mass, trunk fat mass, and BF% estimates by US were compared with DXA. Spearman's correlations and Bland-Altman plots were used to assess agree

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Perez SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646977 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature