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. 2021 Mar 25;13(4):1075. doi: 10.3390/nu13041075

Table 3.

An example of failure to fit different athletic body types within the confinements of the DXA bed and how this affects results: (a) head on, feet off; (b) head off, feet on; (c) head on, feet on with 90° bend of the knee.

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HEAD OFF/FEET ON
(a) 		Inline graphic
HEAD ON/FEET OFF
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HEAD ON/LEGS ON - 90° bend
(c)
Characteristics - Caucasian, Male, Age: 35 years, Height: 201.0 cm, Weight: 103.5 kg
DXA - QDR Series Horizon, Hologic Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
SCAN Fat Mass (kg) Lean Mass (kg) BMC (kg) Body Mass (kg) Body Fat (%)
HEAD OFF/FEET ON 13.3 79.3 4.0 96.5 13.8
HEAD ON/FEET OFF 16.6 79.4 4.1 103.0 16.6
HEAD ON/LEGS ON 14.2 79.1 4.2 97.6 14.6

All measurements collected one after the other by one of the research team. dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); bone mineral content (BMC).