Utilidad de la densitometría como método de valoración del estado nutricional del deportista. Comparación con el índice de masa corporal

a b s t r a c t The body mass index (BMI) is used to assess nutritional status. The result in athletes may be overestimated due to increase in muscle mass. Objective: To assess the usefulness of fat mass index (FMI) and lean mass index (LMI) determination as indicators of nutritional status and to compare the results with BMI. Material and methods: We studied 28 amateur rugby players, male. After being subjected to whole body densitometry by dual X-ray absorptiometry, we determined fat and lean body mass together with other parameters. FMI (fat in kg/height in meters 2 ), LMI (lean in kg/height in meters 2