RT Journal Article
T1 Field Methods to Estimate Fat-free Mass in International Soccer Players
A1 Núñez Sánchez, Francisco Javier
A1 Munguía Izquierdo, Diego
A1 Petri, Cristian
A1 Suárez Moreno-Arrones, Luis Jesús
K1 Body composition
K1 DXA
K1 Team game
K1 Indirect methods
K1 CIRFD - Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
K1 CIRFD - RDDC
K1 CIRFD - CC
K1 CIRFD - VED
AB Based on the high financial and logistical costs associated with the assessment of body composition with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), this study determined which field method has the best correlation with DXA data, and developed an equation to estimate fat-free mass (FFM) using the field anthropometric data in international soccer players. A total of 17 international soccer players participated in this study. DXA values provided a criterion measure of FFM. Correlation coefficients, biases, limits of agreement, and differences were used as validity measures, and regression analyses were used to develop the prediction equation. All field methods used to obtain FFM data showed positive correlations (r from 0.90¿0.96) with DXA. Only the equation developed by Deurenberg et al. [6] showed no differences from DXA with a low bias. The main strength of this study was providing a valid and accurate equation to estimate FFM specifically in international soccer players.
PB Thieme Publishing
SN 1439-3964
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-31
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/8131
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/8131
LA en
NO Int J Sports Med. 2019 Sep;40(10):619-624.
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Departamento de Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026