Body Composition Using Air Displacement Plethysmography In Obese Adults: Effect Of Estimated Versus Measured Thoracic Gas Volume
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jayvaughn Oliver (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Jonathon Stickford
Abstract: The Bod Pod uses air displacement plethysmography (ADP) to measure body volume, and, with the measurement of body mass, is able to calculate body density for the analysis of body composition. However, total body density will be incorrectly estimated if the gas volume within the lungs at the time of the body volume measurement, termed thoracic gas volume (VTG), is measured inaccurately. The Bod Pod can account for VTG by using a prediction equation based on age and height (VTGpred), or by direct plethysmographic measurement (VTGmeas). It is well established that obesity (OB) alters operational lung volumes at rest, which has the potential to increase the error associated with VTGpred and the corresponding estimation of body composition. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of VTGpred and VTGmeas on estimates of body fat percentage (%BF) using the Bod Pod (%BFVTGpred, and %BFVTGmeas, respectively) as compared to %BF from dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and a subcomponent estimation from DXA, trunk fat percentage, in normal weight (NW) and (OB) adults.
Body Composition Using Air Displacement Plethysmography In Obese Adults: Effect Of Estimated Versus Measured Thoracic Gas Volume
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Oliver, J. (2019). Body Composition Using Air Displacement Plethysmography In Obese Adults: Effect Of Estimated Versus Measured Thoracic Gas Volume. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Body Composition, Air Displacement Plethysmography
DXA, Obesity, Lung Volumes