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Body composition measurement by air displacement plethysmography. Am j clin nutr 2002 75453 467. Bod pod has gained popularity among body composition researchers since its introduction in 1995. This is mainly attributable to the non invasive test procedure and the lack of technical expertise required compared to the traditional hydrostatic weighing procedure. Fields da goran mi mccrory ma. Body composition measurements with air displacement plethysmography adp define body volume which must be corrected for thoracic gas volume tgv. A review am j clin nutr 2002.
Body composition assessment via air displacement plethysmography in adults and children. Cas article google scholar. Cosmed products feature the whole body air displacement plethysmography adp technology the most scientifically validated method to measure human body composition infants children adults. We hypothesized that physiologic changes owing to pregnancy could affect the accuracy of predicted tgv and introduce errors into body composition measurements. Air displacement plethysmography adp also known as whole body air displacement plethysmography is a recognized and scientifically validated densitometric method to measure human body compositionadp is based on the same principles as the gold standard method of hydrostatic weighing but through a densitometric technique that uses air displacement rather than water immersion. Evaluation of factors determining the precision of body composition measurements by air displacement plethysmography.
Eur j clin nutr 2003. Hd measurement procedures are performed in water. Fields da goran mi mccrory ma. Body volume is a more difficult measurement and is commonly determined either by hydrodensitometry hd or air displacement plethysmography adp. Body composition measurement in young children using quantitative magnetic resonance. Med sci sports exerc 1995 271686 1691.
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