Techniques of body composition assessment: a review of laboratory and field methods. From: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: Wagner, Dale R.; Heyward, Vivian H. | COPYRIGHT 1999 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Four laboratory methods of body composition assessment have been reviewed, namely hydrodensitometry, air displacement plethysmography, isotope dilution and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Similarly, four field methods of body composition were also reviewed, namely, bioelectrical impedance analysis, near-infrared interactance, anthropometry and skinfolds. These methods aim to analyze body composition since it has been found to be directly linked to several health conditions. A new air displa...

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