Development and validation of bioimpedance prediction equations for fat-free mass in unilateral male amputeesopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Hyuk-Jae; Ko, Chang-Yong; Chang, Yunhee; Kim, Gyoo-Suk; Choi, Kyungsik; Kim, Chul-Hyun
- Issue Date
- 8-Mar-2021
- Publisher
- PeerJ
- Keywords
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Clinical diagnosis; Amputation; Body composition; Multiple regression analysis; Estimated regression equation; Fat-free mass
- Citation
- PeerJ, v.9
- Journal Title
- PeerJ
- Volume
- 9
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/1986
- DOI
- 10.7717/peerj.10970
- ISSN
- 2167-8359
- Abstract
- Background. Metabolic disease due to increased fat mass is observed in amputees (APTs), thereby restricting their activity. Systemic health management with periodic body composition (BC) testing is essential for healthy living. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive and low-cost method to test BC; however, the APTs are classified as being exempted in the BIA. Objective. To develop segmental estimated regression equations (sEREs) for determining the fat-free mass (FFM, kg) suitable for APTs and improve the accuracy and validity of the sERE. Methods. Seventy-five male APTs participated in this cross-sectional study. Multiple regression analysis was performed to develop highly accurate sEREs of BIA based on independent variables derived from anthropometric measurements, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and BIA parameters. The difference in validity between the predicted DXA and sum of the segmentally-predicted FFM values by sEREs (Sum_sEREs) values was evaluated using bivariate linear regression analysis and the Bland-Altman plot. Results. The coefficient of determination (R-2) and total error (TE) between DXA and Sum_sEREs were 71% and 5.4 (kg) in the cross-validation analysis. Conclusions. We confirmed the possibility of evaluating the FFM of APTs through the sEREs developed in this study. We also identified several independent variables that should be considered while developing such sEREs. Further studies are required to determine the validity of our sEREs and the most appropriate BIA frequencies for measuring FFM in APTs.
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