Body Composition and Bioelectrical-Impedance-Analysis-Derived Raw Variables in Pole Dancers

Giada Ballarin, Luca Scalfi, Fabiana Monfrecola, Paola Alicante, Alessandro Bianco, Maurizio Marra and Anna Maria Sacco
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Giada Ballarin: Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, Italy
Luca Scalfi: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Fabiana Monfrecola: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Paola Alicante: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Alessandro Bianco: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Maurizio Marra: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Anna Maria Sacco: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-11

Abstract: Few data are available on the body composition of pole dancers. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a method that is used to estimate fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM), while raw BIA variables, such as the impedance ratio (IR) and phase angle (PhA), are markers of body cell mass and the ratio between extracellular and total body water. The aim of this study was to evaluate the body composition of pole dancers compared to controls, in particular, those raw BIA variables that are considered as markers of muscle composition. Forty female pole dancers and 59 controls participated in the study. BIA was performed on the whole body and upper and lower limbs, separately, at 5, 50, 100 and 250 kHz. The FFM, FFM index, FM and body fat percentage (BF%) were predicted. The bioelectrical impedance indexes IR and PhA were also considered. Pole dancers exhibited higher FFMI and BI indexes and lower BF%. PhA was greater and IRs were smaller in pole dancers than in controls for the whole body and upper limbs. Considering the training level, FFM, whole-body IR and PhA were higher in the professionals than non-professionals. Raw BIA variables significantly differed between the pole dancers and controls, suggesting a higher BCM; furthermore, practicing pole dancing was associated with a greater FFM and lower FM.

Keywords: bioelectrical impedance analysis; muscle composition; phase angle; impedance ratio; pole dance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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