Accuracy of Anthropometric Equations to Estimate DXA-Derived Skeletal Muscle Mass in Professional Male Soccer Players

Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico

Status: Completed

Conditions: Body Composition

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03884010

LNFUT-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to analyze the accuracy of different anthropometric equations to estimate skeletal muscle mass in professional male soccer players, setting dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) skeletal muscle mass as the reference.

Full description

The study consisted of evaluating anthropometric measurements and body composition with DXA in professional male soccer player aged 18 years and older. Standardized and certified personnel carried out anthropometric measurements and DXA whole body scan the same day.

Skeletal muscle mass was estimated with several anthropometric equations. The reference skeletal muscle mass was obtained assessing appendicular lean soft tissue from a whole-body DXA scan and then transformed into skeletal muscle mass with Kim equation (2002).

The estimated skeletal muscle mass from anthropometric equations was compared with DXA, and those with non-significant differences were further analyzed for calculating mean differences and 95% limits of agreement with DXA. This analysis was carried out for all equations.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 37 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Signed contract with the team

Exclusion criteria

• Injured

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Participants

Description:

Professional male soccer players from the second professional Mexican division

Treatment:

Other: No intervention