Body Composition from Fluid Spaces and Density: Analysis of Methods |
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abnormal hydration accuracy adipose tissue weight Af₁ ascites assumed Behnke biological variability body and adipose Brozek's standard calculated combined composition of adipose corporal density densitometric method difference in adipose edema emaciation-obesity range empirical constants error in measuring estimate of fat estimating body composition estimating equation estimating fat evaluated experimental error expressed extracellular fluid space extracellular water f₁ fat estimate fat-estimating equation fat-free body g cm indirect methods inherent introduce Keys and Brozek law of propagation lipids Medical Physics methods for estimating mineral-protein ratio normally hydrated person numerical values obesity Propagation of Errors proportion of adipose proportion of fat proposed by Keys protein and mineral pure fat quantity reliable spaces and density standard deviation subject and reference systematic error total body water total fat Total-Body-Water Method uncertainty associated uncertainty in fat unit body weight unit of body valid value of fat variance water and density