Measuring of the percentage of the fat tissue with modified method according to Mateigka and BIA method

Nebojša, Čokorilo, Milena, Mikalački, Darinka, Korovljev

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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411

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1820-7936

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2010-2021/11/01/13:22:08

The study involved 80 female examinees, aged 20 and 24. Students of University of Novi Sad (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Philosophy), especially the ones who have never taken any fitness activity before. The aim was to establish whether there was any difference in percentage of the fat tissue established with the old Mateigki method compared to the new method of the electrical impedance. The percentage of adipose tissue was estimated with electronic impedance OTRON BF 300 and measuring of skin folds with CALIPER (as a traditional method). Bioelectronic impedance is a newer method of estimating body composi­tion, which claims that muscles, blood vessels and bone sare parts of body which easily absorb electricity. Body fat has a weak ability of electrical flow. The impedance sends through body the very weak electricity of 50KHZ, which according to the tissue defense estimates fat percentage. The percentage of the fat tissue was established by means of the modified mathematics formula according to Mateigka, in which we incorporated the values of the six skin folds. The results were gotten from each of these methods. The percentage of the fat tissue was 20.10 ± 5.07, which was defined by means of the anthropometric method and the value of 20.18 ± 5.04 was defined with BIA. After statistical analysis of data revealed that there is no difference in the obtained results of measurements. Impedance method is much faster and easier to use compared to the traditional method of using the caliper, and in this case it should be given priority and recommendations for further use.