Body Comp Flashcards
why is body comp assessment relevant to dieticians?
nutrition diagnosis, help guide intervention development, monitor impact of nutrition interventions
3 components of study of body comp:
rules and models, bio influences, measurement techniques
what are the 5 lvls of human body comp?
atomic, molecular, cellular, tissue-system, whole body
subcomponents of level 4
blood, bone, adipose, skeletal muscle, other
basic 2 compartment model:
fat and fat free mass
key observations about men in Behnke’s reference man and woman:
generally > ht and wt and muscle mass, < total body fat
what is essential fat?
fat in internal organs (heart, lungs, liver, spleen, muscles, intestines, kidneys) bone marrow, CNS, cell membranes ; in females there is also sex specific essential fat; essential for normal physiological functioning
what is storage fat?
includes fat primarily in adipose tissue deports, fat that surrounds/protects organs (visceral), adipose tissue depot beneath skin’s surface (subcutaneous)
what is fat free mass?
body mass devoid of all extractable fat (muscle, connective tissue, water, organic matter, mineral content); ie. FFM = body mass - fat mass
what is lean body mass?
FFM + essential fat
direct methods to assess body comp:
cadaver analysis (direct chemical analysis of the adult body, most accurate) which is the gold standard but not practical
indirect methods (in vivo) to assess body comp:
anthropometry, hydrodensitrometry, air displacement plethysmography, whole body counting, BIA, DXA, CT, MRI, ultrasound
error associate with in vivo methods:
methodological (data collection) error, error in assumptions (calculations)
how close measured value gets to true value
validity
how close measured values are to each other
reliability
bio factors that influence body comp:
genetic influences, life stage/age, exercise, chronic disease
LBM ___ throughout childhood and ____ with ^ age
increases; decreases
anthropometric measures:
wt, skinfold, circumferences, stature, limb lengths, breadths
anthropometric findings compared to:
reference standards and previous measurements of individual
uses of anthropometry?
estimate body comp, evaluate nutrition status, indices and ratios can predict disease risk
ht is measured to the nearest ___ cm
0.5
primary method for height:
stadiometer
estimates for height:
knee height index, half arm span, Demi arm span, ulna length, recumbent length with measuring tape
knee height best measured using _____
sliding knee ht caliper
what is half arm span?
distance form midline at sternal notch to tip of mid finger while non dominant arm is stretched out horizontally (ht calculated by doubling this measure)
what is demispan?
distance from midline at sternal notch to web between mid and ring fingers along outstretched non dominant arm (gender specific formulas)
equations used to predict height in men and women >65 years:
ulna length (olecranon process at elbow to midpoint of styloid process at wrist)
wt is measured to nearest ____
0.1 kg
relationship between BMI and mortality represented by ____
J shaped curve
risk of death is lowest at this BMI range:
22.5-25
wt measurement at time of exam is called:
actual body weight
clinical presentation to consider in context of interpretation of ABW:
fluid status, disease burden, tumours
what is IBW?
ideal weight associated with max life expectancy for given ht
frame size measurement includes:
biacromial breadth, bitrochanteric breadth, ratio of stature to wrist circumference, breadth of chest, knee and wrist breadth, elbow breadth