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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of a prediction equation for body composition in Japanese children

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13680076
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 体育学
Research InstitutionNakamura Gakuen University Junior College

Principal Investigator

MASUDA Takashi  Nakamura Gakuen UniversityJunior College, Department of Child Education, assistant professor, 幼児保育科, 助教授 (60211562)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KOMIYA Shuichi  Kyushu University, Institute of Health Science, full professor, 健康科学センター, 教授 (30038468)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2004
Keywordschildren / body composition / prediction equation / longitudinal change
Research Abstract

The first purpose of this research was to determine the prediction equation of body composition in Japanese child, and the second purpose was examination of change of the variable of body composition. Results can be summarized as follows.
1. A prediction equation for total body water in Japanese children was developed from 2001 to 2003. Seventy Japanese children (39 boys and 31 girls) with ages ranging between 3 and 6 years participated in this study. In a forward stepwise regression analysis, 96% of the variability in total body water measured by deuterium oxide dilution could be predicted by the following equation,
Total body water(kg)=0.149×resistance index (stature2/resistance, cm2/Ω)+0.244×weight(kg)+0.460×age(year)+0.501×sex(boy=1, girl=0)+1.628.
2. Measurement of height, weight, and an impedance value was performed a total of 6 times in May of an every year, and November from 2002 to 2004. The number of subjects which participated in all measurement was a total of 188 persons of 94 boys and 94 girls.
3. Change of the amount of lean body mass and body fat mass, and rate of body fat mass obtained from the above-mentioned prediction equation was considered. The standard value of the variable about the body composition according to age and sex was calculated.

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 日本人小児3・6歳児の体水分量2005

    • Author(s)
      増田 隆
    • Journal Title

      中村学園大学・中村学園大学短期大学部研究紀要 第37号

      Pages: 177-181

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Total body water of 3- to 6-year-old Japanese Young children2005

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Masuda et al.
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of Nakamura Gakuen University and Nakamura Gakuen University Junior College No.37

      Pages: 177-181

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A prediction equation for total body water from bioelectrical impedance in Japanese children2004

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Masuda
    • Journal Title

      Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science 23(2)

      Pages: 35-39

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A prediction equation for total body water from bioelectrical impedance in Japanese children2004

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Masuda, Shuichi Komiya
    • Journal Title

      Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science 27(2)

      Pages: 35-39

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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