Comparison between two methods of hydrostatic weighing without head submersion in morbidly obese females
| Autor: | Joseph E. Donnelly, Walter J. Pories, Peggy Evans, Kevin O'Brien, Richard G. Israel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Orthodontics
medicine.medical_specialty Hydrostatic weighing business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Body Weight Statistics as Topic General Medicine Morbidly obese Surgery Submersion (mathematics) Obesity Morbid Endocrinology Immersion Internal Medicine Body Composition Medicine Head (vessel) Humans Female business Head |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes research and clinical practice. 10 |
| ISSN: | 0168-8227 |
| Popis: | This study compared two methods of hydrostatic weighing without head submersion to conventional hydrostatic weighing in morbidly obese females. We concluded that hydrostatic weighing without head submersion is a valid alternative to conventional hydrostatic weighing especially when subjects are apprehensive in the water. The use of anthropometric head measures (HWNS-A) did not significantly improve the accuracy of the body composition assessment; therefore, elimination of these time consuming measurements in favor of the direct correction of head above Db is recommended. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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