Erratum
for
Bosy-Westphal et al., Am J Clin Nutr 82 (1) 60-68.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 82, No. 6, 1358,
December 2005
© 2005 American Society for Clinical Nutrition
Erratum
Bosy-Westphal A, Danielzik S, Dörhöfer R-P, Piccoli A, Müller MJ. Patterns of bioelectrical impedance vector distribution by body mass index and age: implications for body-composition analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;82:608.
In Table 2 on page 62, the mean reactance (Xc) value for men in the BMI 18.525 group aged 3039 y old is incorrect, although there is no error in the SD. The correct mean value is 59.8.
In the spirit of full disclosure, note that one of the authors responsible for data collection between 1990 and 2003, Ralf-Peter Dorhofer, was an employee of Data Input Company, Darmstadt, Germany, which in 2001 merged with Percon, Darmstadt, which funded the research study.