Development and Validation of Waist Girth-Based Equations to Evaluate Body Composition in Colombian Adults: Rationale and STROBE–Nut-Based Protocol of the F20 Project

Diego A. Bonilla (), Leidy T. Duque-Zuluaga, Laura P. Muñoz-Urrego, Yurany Moreno, Jorge M. Vélez-Gutiérrez, Katherine Franco-Hoyos, Alejandra Agudelo-Martínez, Gustavo Humeres, Richard B. Kreider and Jorge L. Petro
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Diego A. Bonilla: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Leidy T. Duque-Zuluaga: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Laura P. Muñoz-Urrego: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Yurany Moreno: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Jorge M. Vélez-Gutiérrez: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Katherine Franco-Hoyos: Grupo de Investigación NUTRAL, Facultad Ciencias de la Nutrición y los Alimentos, Universidad CES, Medellin 050021, Colombia
Alejandra Agudelo-Martínez: Grupo de Investigación NUTRAL, Facultad Ciencias de la Nutrición y los Alimentos, Universidad CES, Medellin 050021, Colombia
Gustavo Humeres: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia
Richard B. Kreider: Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory, Human Clinical Research Facility, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Jorge L. Petro: Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society—DBSS International SAS, Bogota 110311, Colombia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-10

Abstract: Waist girth (WG) represents a quick, simple, and inexpensive tool that correlates with excess of fat mass in humans; however, this measurement does not provide information on body composition. The evaluation of body composition is one of the main components in the assessment of nutritional status. Indeed, the use of anthropometry-based equations to estimate body fat and fat-free mass is a frequent strategy. Considering the lack of validation in the Colombian population, the aim of this research study (the F20 Project) is to externally validate WG-based equations (e.g., relative fat mass), and also to develop and validate new models that include WG to estimate body composition in Colombian adults compared to DXA. This cross-sectional study will be carried out following the guidelines for Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology–Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE–nut). Using stratified probabilistic sampling, the study population will be adults with different levels of physical activity residing in Medellín and its metropolitan area. The results of this study will not only validate the estimation performance of the current WG-based equations, but they will also develop new equations to estimate body composition in the Colombian population. This will improve professional practice in health, exercise, and sports sciences (ClinicalTrials.gov ID #NCT05450588).

Keywords: waist circumference; regression equations; fat mass; fat free mass; kinanthropometry; health; disease; sports nutrition; exercise performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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