Body composition is known to be associated with several diseases, such as cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancers, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Body composition …

This paper gives a brief overview of common non-invasive techniques for body composition
analysis and a more in-depth review of a body composition assessment method based on …

Background and aims Body composition assessment is often used in clinical practice for
nutritional evaluation and monitoring. The standard method, dual-energy X-ray …

Quantifying human body composition has played an important role in monitoring all athlete
performance and training regimens, but especially so in gravitational, weight class and …

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is rapidly becoming more accessible and popular
as a technique to monitor body composition, especially in athletic populations. Although …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Body composition measurement is a valuable tool for assessing
nutritional status and physical fitness in a variety of clinical settings. Although bioimpedance …

Reliable and valid body composition assessment is important in both clinical and research
settings. A multitude of methods and techniques for body composition measurement exist, all …

Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Ninth Edition With HKPropel
Online Video, is the definitive resource for conducting physical fitness testing and …

Background Despite the importance of body composition in athletes, reference sex-and
sport-specific body composition data are lacking. We aim to develop reference values for …

The study of measurement error, observer variation and agreement between different
methods of measurement are frequent topics in the imaging literature. We describe the …