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Body composition of ethnic groups in the US
1Division of Human Biology, Department of Community Health, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, OH, USA.
Abstract:
Total body composition has not been reported from national samples of ethnic groups in the US but the data being recorded in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey include anthropometric variables and bioelectric impedance that jointly would allow the prediction of fat-free mass and other body composition variables for individuals. If these values were used in combination with the sample weighing coefficients, they could provide national estimates for composition values in whites. Afro-Americans and Hispanic-Americans. Despite the limitations of the reports currently available. data from relatively large groups will be summarised and ethnic comparisons will be made taking into account the procedures by which the data were obtained. Data for regional body composition. mainly skinfold thicknesses and circumferences, arc much more plentiful. They allow the evaluation of possible secular trends and of fat patterning within ethnic groups and the possible interplay of genetic and environmental influences.
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