Date of Award
3-17-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Exercise Science, MS
First Advisor
Veronika Pribyslavska
Committee Members
Eric Scudamore; Lance Bryant
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2019 T43
Abstract
PURPOSE: to determine if there were comparable differences using air plethysmography and skinfold measurements to the U.S. Army standard means of measuring BF%. METHODS: BF% was measured in 27 women (21.5 ± 1.8 years) using: 7-site skinfold, air plethysmography, and Army Body Composition (ABC) measurements. The Initial Physical Fitness Test (IPFT) was used to determine if participants met the criteria required for admittance into basic combat training. RESULTS: Pairwise comparisons revealed that the BF% estimate for ABC was 7.05 ± 1.11 % higher compared to skinfold (p < .001). The air plethysmography method (26.9 ± 8.4 %) yielded statistically higher (p < .001) BF% compared to skinfold. Of the 27 total participants, 4 (14.8%) passed IPFT but failed the ABC. CONCLUSION: Primary findings suggest that use of the ABC method for measuring body composition of females overestimated BF% when air plethysmography was used as criterion measure.
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Recommended Citation
Tedford, Adam Garrett, "A Comparative Analysis of Army Body Composition Standards for U.S. Army Recruits" (2020). Student Theses and Dissertations. 431.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/431
