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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 55, 321-325, Copyright © 1992 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Body composition of rural Beninese women in different seasons assessed by skinfold thickness and bioelectrical-impedance measurements and by a deuterium oxide dilution technique

WJ Schultink, M Lawrence, JM van Raaij, WM Scott and JG Hautvast
Section of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Benin National University, Cotonou.

Body composition of 24 rural Beninese women was assessed in a pre- and a postharvest season by using skinfold-thickness measurements, bioelectrical-impedance analysis (BIA), and deuterium oxide (D2O) dilution. Fat mass assessed by D2O dilution was 12.3 +/- 3.3 kg; by skinfold-thickness measurements, 13.8 +/- 3.3 kg; and by BIA, 14.1 +/- 2.9 kg. Fat mass assessed by D2O was significantly lower (P less than 0.05) than fat mass assessed by the other two methods. Body weight in the postharvest season was 0.8 +/- 1.6 kg higher (P less than 0.05) than during the preharvest season. All three methods demonstrated that there were no significant changes in fat mass but that fat-free mass increased significantly (P less than 0.05) from pre- to postharvest season.




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