To compare different field methods for estimating body fat mass with a reference value derived by a three-component (3C) model in pre-school and school children across Europe. When studying total body ...

Introduction For an assessment to have value, it must measure the parameter of interest and be reliable enough to detect small differences. To minimise TEM differences between repeat skinfold measures ...

Using body mass index (BMI) and skin-fold measurements – two methods typically used to determine if a child has too much body fat – may not provide accurate results, a new study reports. Using body ...

Background Extremely low weight and rapid changes in weight and body composition have become major concerns in many sports, but sufficiently accurate field methods for body composition assessment in ...