A Comparative Study of Body Composition Assessment Techniques: DXA and InBody 270

Author(s)

Jose Garcia, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Rithin Manimaleth, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Paulina Czartoryski, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Paige Napolito, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Haley Watters, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Catherine Weber, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Alexsandra Alvarez-Beaton, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Alexandra C. Nieto, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Aysha Patel, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Corey Peacock, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Jonathan B. Banks, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Jaime L. Tartar, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Jose Antonio, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Exercise and Nutrition

ISSN

2640-2572

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare two common laboratory methods of body composition assessment: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and the InBody® 270 Body Composition Analyzer.
Methods: Eighty-eight subjects (43 female, 45 male) volunteered for this study. Participants were tested in a controlled laboratory environment (i.e., 3-hour fast, no prior exercise, testing between 1100 and 1700 hours) first on the InBody® 270 followed by the DXA. A paired t-test was used to assess differences between the groups. Statistical significance was established at a p-value < 0.05.
Results: There were statistically significant differences between the DXA and InBody 270 for percent body fat, fat mass and fat-free mass. The DXA had significantly greater fat mass and percent body fat whereas fat-free mass was lower versus the InBody 270.
Conclusion: The Inbody 270 under-predicts fat mass and percent body fat; conversely, it over-predicts fat-free mass.

Volume

3

Issue

3

NSUWorks Citation

Garcia, J., Manimaleth, R., Czartoryski, P., Napolito, P., Watters, H., Weber, C., Alvarez-Beaton, A., Nieto, A. C., Patel, A., Peacock, C., Banks, J. B., Tartar, J. L., Antonio, J. (2020). A Comparative Study of Body Composition Assessment Techniques: DXA and InBody 270. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition, 3(3).
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1869