NPTE TT: MSK Body Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Healthy body fat male, female | male: 12-18% female: 18%-23% |
| hydrostatic weighing | most widely used lab procedure for body fat % person dispersed in water standard error 2-2.5% |
| plethysmography | calculates body fat % based on air displacement in special chamber |
| skinfold | measures subcutaneous fat, proportional to rest of body accruacy +/- 3% triceps and subscapular most common sites |
| BMI | weight in kg/height in m^2, std error 5% <18.5 underweight 20-24.9 desirable 25-29.9 overweight 30-34.9 class 1 obesity 35-39.9 class 2 obesity > 40 class 3 obesity |
| Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) | uses electrical current std error similar to skinfold, 3% |
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