KIN 515

Anthropometry and Body Composition

Spring 2008

                 Instructor:   M. Daniel Becque, Ph.D.

                       Office:   Davies 117

                        Phone:   3-3117(w), 529-3307 (h)

          Email address:   mdbecque@siu.edu

               Homepage:   http://exphys.siu.edu

            Office hours:   MW, 12:00-3:00

     Class time/place:   T, 6:30-9:15, 137

Book: Anthropometrica, Norton and Olds

Objectives

The following objectives must be completed, typed and handed in as a report on March 25.

1.   Each student will have a full anthropometric profile completed of themselves in class.

2.   Using his/her own data, each student will complete a 4-way fractionation, somatotype, anthropometric assessment of body fat, and ponderal somatogram. The body fat estimate should be made with 3 unrelated equations and the ponderal somatogram must be completed with 2 different sets of reference data.

3.   Each student will complete a full anthropometric profile on 2 other students in the class. Also, the student will measure 9 skinfolds, twice on 2 occasions.

4.   Using the triceps skinfold and the sum of 9 skinfolds, each student will calculate his/her ICC and TEM. Each student will compare his/her findings with the data presented in class.

The following objectives will be completed during the second half of the class.

5.   The student will understand all aspects of the underwater weighing technique of measuring body volume.

6.   The student will understand the assumptions and problems of converting body density to body fatness.

7.   The student will understand the technique and assumptions made when estimating body composition with total body water, CT, MRI, TOBEC, DEXA, and BIA.

8.   Each student will have their residual lung volume and body volume measured by underwater weighing.

 

Tentative Evaluation

Landmark quiz                                                               15%

Anthropometric report                                                 40%

Final exam                                                                       40%

Participation                                                                    5%

Tentative schedule

Date	Topic	Reading
Week 1	Intro, Essential Anatomy and Landmarks	C1
Week 2	Measurements, Sexual dimorphism	C2
Week 3	Quiz, ICC and TEM, measurements	C3
Week 4	Scaling, measurements	C5
Week 5	Somatotypes, measurements	C6
Week 6	Ponderal somatogram, measurements	handout
Week 7	Anthropometric estimation, body image	C7, 9
Week 8	Sport Perfomance	C11
	Spring Break
Week 9	Health	C12
Week 10	UWW - technique
Week 11	Body density to % fat	C8
Week 12	In class hydrodensitometry
Week 13	K40 and Total body water
Week 14	CT/MRI
Week 15	TOBEC/DEXA
Final exam	Tuesday, May 6, 8:00 – 10:00 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References for the 2nd half

RF Goldman and ER Buskirk. Body volume measurement by underwater weighing: description of a method.

ER Buskirk. Underwater weighing and body density: A review of procedures.

FI Katch et al. Estimation of body volume by underwater weighing: description of a simple method.

R Akers and ER Buskirk. An underwater weighing system utilizing “force cube” transducers.

FI Katch. Practice curves and errors of measurement in estimating underwater weight by hydrostatic weighing.

JH Wilmore et al. A further simplification of a method for determination of residual lung volume.

 

EN Rathbun and N Pace. The determination of total body fat by means of body specific gravity.

MF Morales et al. Theoretical considerations regarding the major body tissue components.

WE Siri. The gross composition of the body.

AD Martin. Chapter 3: Gross tissue masses in human adults.

AD Martin. Chapter 4: The estimation of body fat.

JMA Raaij et al. New equations for estimating body fat mass in pregnancy from body density or total body water.

TG Lohman. Applicability of body composition techniques and constants for children and youths.

 

HP Sheng and RA Huggins. A review of body composition studies with emphasis on total body water and fat.

HC Lukaski and PE Johnson. A simple inexpensive method of determining total body water using a tracer dose of D2O and infrared absorption of biological fluids.

E Presta et al. Measurement of total body electrical conductivity: a new method for estimation of body composition.

SB Heymsfield et al. Dual photon absorptiometry: comparison of bone mineral and soft tissue mass measurements in vivo with established methods.

HC Lukaski et al. Validation of tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance method to assess human body composition.

 

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