Table 3.

Percent body fat estimated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, body adiposity index and five bioelectrical impedance analysis predictive equations with equivalence and concordance between measures in adult, healthy African born blacks (N=266).

	Percent Body Fat (mean ± SD)		Equivalence# with DXA (90% Confidence Interval)		Concordance* with DXA (Tau coefficient)
	Men (n=181)	Women (n=85)	Men (n=181)	Women (n=85)	Men (n=181)	Women (n=85)
DXAa	27.2 ± 5.5	40.3 ± 6.9
BAIb	25.3 ± 3.5	33.8 ± 5.6	(−2.5, −1.3)	(−7.4, −5.6)	0.362	0.515
BIASunc	28.1 ± 5.0	41.2 ± 6.7	(0.5, 1.4)	(0.2, 1.6)	0.506	0.633
BIANHANES III	29.5 ± 5.1	41.4 ± 6.6	(1.9, 2.8)	(0.4, 2.0)	0.517	0.603
BIALuke	36.6 ± 5.7	46.1 ± 6.8	(9.0, 9.9)	(5.1, 6.6)	0.502	0.645
BIAZillikens	28.2 ± 6.2	38.9 ± 8.4	(0.6, 1.5)	(−2.2, −0.6)	0.592	0.696
BIAMETS	28.9 ± 5.1	41.3 ± 5.6	(1.2, 2.2)	(0.3, 1.7)	0.537	0.617

^aDXA=dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

^bBAI=body adiposity index

^cBIA=bioelectrical impedance analysis

^#The zone of scientific or clinical significance was considered (±3)

^*Kendall’s Tau Correlation Coefficients, all p < 0.0001