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Thus, the BIA method can provide estimates of fat free mass (or total body water) in DMD [41], but it cannot provide estimates of muscle mass.
The derived formula was also prospectively validated with estimates of fat mass by total body electrical conductivity.
MDCT estimates of fat% ranged from 13.4-48.613.4-48.6%34%) and the BCS ranged from 2-8 (median 5).
The sum of pixels within these thresholds served as estimates of fat and muscle tissue, although according to the thresholds mentioned water was included into the fat tissue.
Although bioelectrical impedance of two components is not the reference method, it provides more accurate estimates of fat mass than BMI.
In 1995, the acetate recovery factor (ARF) was introduced in the field of stable isotope tracer methodology, to correct tracer estimates of fat oxidation for the loss of label in exchange reactions of the TCA cycle [ 7].
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Using these reference estimates of fat-free mass, an equation was developed for assessing this variable based on values obtained by means of the bioelectrical impedance analyzer.
The estimates of fat-free mass were higher by about 7 (95 % CI 6, 9) %, those of fat mass were lower by about 21 (95 % CI − 18, − 23) %, and those of body fat percentage (BF%) were lower by about 7·4 (95 % CI − 8·2, − 6·6) % as obtained by DXA compared with the isotope dilution technique.
Similar to CT, MRI evaluation at the level of the L2/3 vertebra was found to be a reliable estimate of fat mass [61].
MUAC provides an estimate of fat-free mass, which is very similar to LBM, while TSFT yields an estimate of fat mass.
The yield estimate of fat is between 56% and 74% of the crude estimates, while the yield estimate of protein is 80% of the crude estimate.
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