Prediction of body fat through body adiposity index and bioelectrical impedance analysis in a sample of physically active Mexican students

espanolObjetivo: Comparar el porcentaje de grasa corporal % BF predicho por el indice de adiposidad corporal (BAI) y el analisis de impedancia bioelectrica (BIA) en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios Mexicanos fisicamente activos. Metodo: 78 estudiantes universitarios (Edad media= 20,67±1,69 anos) voluntarios considerados fisicamente activos mediante el cuestionario (IPAQ) participaron en el estudio; Para determinar el %GC con el metodo de referencia el AIB se realizo con el equipo Inbody 720; el IAC se determino mediante valoracion antropometrica de las medidas circunferencia de cadera y talla calculandose con la formula: IAC (%GC)=[circunferencia de cadera (cm)/talla(m)1,5]-18. Resultados: Las correlaciones de Pearson del %GC entre IAC y las estimada por AIB fue de r=0,81, p EnglishObjective: To compare the body fat percentage %BF predicted through the body adiposity index (BAI) BAI in a sample of physically active Mexican college students, using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as reference method. Methods: 78 volunteered university students (20.67 ± 1.69 yrs.) partake in study considered as highly active; the %BF determined by BIA was performed using Inbody 720; BAI was calculated by anthropometric assessment from hip and height measures calculated as follows: BAI=[hip circumference (cm)/height (m)1.5]–18. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the association between BAI and %BF assessed by BIA. Results: The correlations of % BF between BIA and the estimated by BAI were r = 0.81, p