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Discrepancies between leg-to-leg bioelectrical Impedance analysis and computerized tomography in abdominal visceral fat measurement

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dc.creatorLu, Hsueh-Kuan;Chen, Yu-Yawn;Yeh, Chinagwen; Chuang, Chih-Lin; Chiang, Li-Ming; Lai, Chung-Liang; Casebolt, Kevin M.; Huang,Ai-Chun; Lin, Wen-Long; Hsieh, Kuen-Chang
dc.date2017-08-22
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-06T10:52:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-28T19:23:18Z
dc.date.available2018-06-06T10:52:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-06T10:52:23Z
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (LBIA) using a four-contact electrode system for measuring abdominal visceral fat area (VFA). The present study recruited 381 (240 male and 141 female) Chinese participants to compare VFA measurements estimated by a standing LBIA system (VFALBIA) with computerized tomography (CT) scanned at the L4-L5 vertebrae (VFACT). The total mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.7 ± 4.2 kg/m2. Correlation analysis, regression analysis, Bland-Altman plot, and paired sample t-tests were used to analyze the accuracy of the VFALBIA. For the total subjects, the regression line was VFALBIA = 0.698 VFACT + 29.521, (correlation coefficient (r) = 0.789, standard estimate of error (SEE) = 24.470 cm2, p < 0.001), Lin’s correlation coefficient (CCC) was 0.785; and the limit of agreement (LOA; mean difference ±2 standard deviation) ranged from −43.950 to 67.951 cm2, LOA% (given as a percentage of mean value measured by the CT) was 48.2%. VFALBIA and VFACT showed significant difference (p < 0.001). Collectively, the current study indicates that LBIA has limited potential to accurately estimate visceral fat in a clinical setting.
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-08991-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ntus.edu.tw/handle/987654321/68964
dc.languagezh_TW
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relationScientific Reports, vol. 7, Article number: 9102
dc.titleDiscrepancies between leg-to-leg bioelectrical Impedance analysis and computerized tomography in abdominal visceral fat measurement
dc.typearticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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