Abstract

Ultrasound has been pointed as a low cost and extremely practical new tool for monitoring body composition and obesity. Thus, this study aims at analyzing the performance of portable US, in comparison with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) reference method, in specific equations for predicting fat percentage on male adolescents. 143 male adolescents aged from 12 to 17 years old were evaluated and data on corporal mass, height and fat percentage were collected by US (%BF US) and DXA (%BF). The initial evaluation showed an under estimation of the US method (mean = 10.57 % and standard deviation = 4.45%) in comparison with DXA reference method (mean = 19.94 % and standard deviation = 5.36%). The creation of a specific model, developed from the US measurements, allowed values of R2 = 0.853 with standard error of the estimate = 1.49. Bland-Altman concordance graphic analysis did not present significant bias. Results suggest that it is possible to use portable US technology to evaluate fat percentage in adolescents, provided that a specific mathematical modeling is used.

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