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The Relationship Between Parity and Body Composition in African-American Women

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Objectives.To determine the relationship between parity and body composition in African-American women.To compare different equations for determining body composition in this population. Design. Cross-sectionalSubjects.Eighteen African-American women (10 previously pregnant, 8 never pregnant women) between 18 and 35 years old were recruited through advertisements.Methods.Body composition was measured using air-displacement plethysmography (BODPOD ® ).Percent body fat was calculated using four previously validated equations (by Ortiz, Dioum, Siri, and Brozek). Main Outcome Measure. Percentage of body fat.Results.No significant difference in percent body fat was found in women who had ever been pregnant versus women who had never been pregnant.The four equations used to determine percent body fat were perfectly correlated (r=+1.00,p<0.001). Conclusion.A difference in the percentage of body fat in nulliparous versus parous women was not observed.In this population, the four equations produced equivalent estimates of the percentage of body fat.

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Author: Sara M. Tamsukhin

Institution: University of Cincinnati

Language: English

Topic: Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2241821267

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