ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2022
Equations based on anthropometric measurements for adipose tissue, body fat, or body density prediction in children and adolescents: a scoping review.
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- Anthropometric-based predictive equations developed with multi-component models for estimating body composition in athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Skinfolds Measurement Protocols and Standards: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- Fat-Free Mass Predictions From Anthropometrics in South African Prepubertal Children.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
- The Influence of Exercise on the Endocrine System: Impacts on Adolescent Growth and Development.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Systematic organisation of skinfold callipers: an approach based on physical-mechanical properties and characteristics.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Review
- Validation of anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance equations for the prediction of fat mass amongst South African children.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- Health Outcomes of Judo Training as an Organized Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A comparison of owner perceived and measured body condition, feeding and exercise in sport and pet dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of a Novel Waist Girth-Based Equation to Estimate Fat Mass in Young Colombian Elite Athletes (F20Nutrients · 2022Article
- Maternal Nutrition, Body Composition and Gestational Weight Gain on Low Birth Weight and Small for Gestational Age-A Cohort Study in an Indian Urban Slum.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeAssessing the body composition of children and adolescents is important to monitor their health status. Anthropometric measurements are feasible and less-expensive than other techniques for body composition assessment. This study aimed to systematically map anthropometric equations to predict adipose tissue, body fat, or density in children and adolescents, and to analyze methodological aspects of the development of anthropometric equations using skinfolds.
methodsA scoping review was carried out following the PRISMA-ScR criteria. The search was carried out in eight databases. The methodological structure protocol of this scoping review was retrospectively registered in the Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/35uhc/ ).
resultsWe included 78 reports and 593 anthropometric equations. The samples consisted of healthy individuals, people with different diseases or disabilities, and athletes from different sports. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was the reference method most commonly used in developing equations. Triceps and subscapular skinfolds were the anthropometric measurements most frequently used as predictors in the equations. Age, stage of sexual maturation, and peak height velocity were used as complementary variables in the equations.
conclusionOur scoping review identified equations proposed for children and adolescents with a great diversity of characteristics. In many of the reports, important methodological aspects were not addressed, a factor that may be associated with equation bias. LEVEL IV: Evidence obtained from multiple time series analysis such as case studies. (NB: dramatic results in uncontrolled trials might also be regarded as this type of evidence).
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