A Comparison of Equation Córdoba for Estimation of Body Fat (ECORE-BF) with Other Prediction Equations

There are multiple formulas for estimating the percentage of body fat (BF%). Clínica Universidad de Navarra-Body Adiposity Estimator (CUN-BAE) is one of the most used formulas because of its accuracy and its association with cardiovascular pathologies. Equation Córdoba for Estimation of Body Fat (EC...

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Autores: Molina-Luque, Rafael, Yáñez, Aina Maria, Bennasar-Veny, Miquel, Romero-Saldaña, Manuel, Molina-Recio, Guillermo, López-González, Ángel Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repositorio:Docusalut
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/18465
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/18465
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anthropometry
Adult
Body Composition
Adipose Tissue
Humans
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Obesity
Male
Female
Adiposity
Body Mass Index
Models, Statistical
Índice de Masa Corporal
Modelos Estadísticos
Femenino
Masculino
Tejido Adiposo
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Persona de Mediana Edad
Obesidad
Antropometría
Composición Corporal
Adulto
Adiposidad
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Sumario:There are multiple formulas for estimating the percentage of body fat (BF%). Clínica Universidad de Navarra-Body Adiposity Estimator (CUN-BAE) is one of the most used formulas because of its accuracy and its association with cardiovascular pathologies. Equation Córdoba for Estimation of Body Fat (ECORE-BF) was developed to simplify the calculation of BF% while maintaining a similar level of accuracy. The objective was to compare ECORE-BF in a large sample of Spanish workers using CUN-BAE as a reference. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 196,844 participants. The BF% was estimated using different formulas: relative fat mass (RFM), Palafolls, Deurenberg, and ECORE-BF. The accuracy of the estimation was determined using Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and the Bland-Altman method, using CUN-BAE as the reference method. ECORE-BF reached the highest concordance (CCC = 0.998). It also showed the lowest mean difference (-0.0077) and the tightest agreement limits (-0.9723, 0.9569) in the Bland-Altman test. In both analyses, it remained robust even when separating the analyses by sex, nutritional status, or age. ECORE-BF presented as the most straightforward and most accurate equation for the estimation of BF%, remaining robust regardless of population characteristics.