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. 2022 Aug 2;22:195. doi: 10.1186/s12902-022-01111-6

Table 4.

Evaluation of the precision of the automated bioelectrical impedancemeter Tanita® BC-532 to assess the total body fat, compared to the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: residual values

Boys (N = 93)
TBF DEXA (%) =
[0.617 × TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%)] + 26.24
Girls (N = 104)
TBF DEXA (%) =
[0.648 × TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%)] + 22.17
Residuals (%)
Mean ± SD − 9.92 ± 6.30 −9.36 ± 5.59
Min −24.20 − 24.00
Max 13.60 15.40
Residuals (absolute value)
Mean ± SD 10.52 ± 5.22 9.96 ± 4.40
Max 24.20 24

TBF DEXA (%): total body fat percentage assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%): total body fat percentage assessed with the bioelectrical impedance analyser Tanita® BC-532

Residuals (%) = [TBF BIA BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%)-TBF DEXA (%)]