Body Composition by Three-Compartment Model and Relative Validity of Some Methods to Assess Percentage Body Fat in Mexican Healthy Elderly Subjects

Gerontology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 366-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heliodoro Alemán-Mateo ◽  
Julián Esparza Romero ◽  
Nayeli Macías Morales ◽  
Gabriela Salazar ◽  
Manuel Hernández Triana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Compartment Model ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Relative Validity ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Three Compartment Model ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

scholarly journals Prediction equations for the estimation of body composition in the elderly using anthropometric data

1994 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 823-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjolein Visser ◽  
Ellen Van Den Heuvel ◽  
Paul Deurenberg
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Body ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Body Density ◽  
Prediction Equations ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
Percentage Body Fat ◽  
The Relationship

To study the relationship between health and nutritional status in elderly populations, information about body composition is essential. To collect this information in large epidemiological studies, practical methods based on anthropometric data must be available. In the present study the relationship between body composition, determined by densitometry, and anthropometric data in 204 elderly men and women, aged 60–87 years, was analysed. Existing prediction equations described in the literature, and mainly based on young and middle-aged subjects, generally underestimated percentage body fat in the elderly study population. Therefore, new prediction equations were developed, based on sex and the sum of two (biceps and triceps) or four (biceps, triceps, suprailiaca and subscapula) skinfolds or the body mass index (BMI). Addition of age or body circumferences to the models did not improve the prediction of body density. Internal cross validation and external validation revealed that the formulas are valid for the estimation of body density in elderly subjects. The standard errors of estimate of the three models, expressed as percentage body fat, were 5.6, 5.4 and 4.8% respectively.

Body composition changes over 9 years in healthy elderly subjects and impact of physical activity

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Genton ◽  
Véronique L. Karsegard ◽  
Thierry Chevalley ◽  
Michel P. Kossovsky ◽  
Patrice Darmon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Composition Changes ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

scholarly journals Effect of combined bifidobacteria supplementation and resistance training on cognitive function, body composition and bowel habits of healthy elderly subjects

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 843-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Inoue ◽  
Y. Kobayashi ◽  
N. Mori ◽  
M. Sakagawa ◽  
J.-Z. Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Flanker Task ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Probiotic Group ◽  
Bowel Habits ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Moderate Resistance ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

Physical exercise exerts favourable effects on brain health and quality of life of the elderly; some of these positive health effects are induced by the modulation of microbiota composition. We therefore conducted a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial that assessed whether a combination of Bifidobacterium spp. supplementation and moderate resistance training improved the cognitive function and other health-related parameters in healthy elderly subjects. Over a 12-week period, 38 participants (66-78 years) underwent resistance training and were assigned to the probiotic Bifidobacterium supplementation (n=20; 1.25×1010 cfu each of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum BB536, B. longum subsp. infantis M-63, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V and B. breve B-3) or the placebo (n=18) group. At baseline and at 12 weeks, we assessed the cognitive function, using the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment instrument (MoCA-J); modified flanker task scores; depression-anxiety scores; body composition; and bowel habits. At 12 weeks, the MoCA-J scores showed a significant increase in both the groups, while the flanker task scores of the probiotic group increased more significantly than those of the placebo group (0.35±0.9 vs -0.29±1.1, P=0.056). Only the probiotic group showed a significant decrease in the depression-anxiety scores (5.2±6.3 to 3.4±5.5, P=0.012) and body mass index (24.0±2.8 to 23.5±2.8 kg/m2, P<0.001), with a significant increase in the defecation frequency (5.3±2.3 to 6.4±2.3 times/5 days, P=0.023) at 12 weeks. Thus, in healthy elderly subjects, combined probiotic bifidobacteria supplementation and moderate resistance training may improve the mental condition, body weight and bowel movement frequency.

Validation of air-displacement plethysmography for estimation of body fat mass in healthy elderly subjects

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bosy-Westphal ◽  
M. Mast ◽  
C. Eichhorn ◽  
C. Becker ◽  
D. Kutzner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Air Displacement Plethysmography ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

Quantitative aspects of glucose production and metabolism in healthy elderly subjects

Diabetes ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Robert ◽  
J. C. Cummins ◽  
R. R. Wolfe ◽  
M. Durkot ◽  
D. E. Matthews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Production ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects

scholarly journals A Comparison of Divergent Thinking Abilities Between Healthy Elderly Subjects and MCI Patients: Preliminary Findings and Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Fusi ◽  
Elena Ferrari ◽  
Marina Zanetti ◽  
Maura Crepaldi ◽  
Carol Bersanini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Healthy Elderly Subjects
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