TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kopinski, Stephan
A1  - Engel, Tilman
A1  - Cassel, Michael
A1  - Fröhlich, Katja
A1  - Mayer, Frank
A1  - Carlsohn, Anja
T1  - Ultrasound Applied to Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Measurements in International Elite Canoeists
JF  - International journal of sports medicine
N2  - Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) measurements with ultrasound have recently been introduced to assess body fat in elite athletes. However, appropriate protocols and data on various groups of athletes are missing. We investigated intra-rater reliability of SAT measurements using ultrasound in elite canoe athletes. 25 international level canoeists (18 male, 7 female; 23 +/- 4 years; 81 +/- 11 kg; 1.83 +/- 0.09 m; 20 +/- 3 training h/wk) were measured on 2 consecutive days. SAT was assessed with B-mode ultrasound at 8 sites (ISAK): triceps, subscapular, biceps, iliac crest, supraspinal, abdominal, front thigh, medial calf, and quantified using image analysis software. Data was analyzed descriptively (mean +/- SD, [range]). Coefficient of variation (CV %), intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC, 2.1) and absolute (LoA) and ratio limits of agreement (RLoA) were calculated for day-to-day reliability. Mean sum of SAT thickness was 30.0 +/- 19.4 mm [8.0, 80.1 mm], with 3.9 +/- 1.8 mm [1.2 mm subscapular, 8.0 mm abdominal] for individual sites. CV for the sum of sites was 4.7 %, ICC 0.99, LoA 1.7 +/- 3.6 mm, RLoA 0.940 (*/divided by 1.155). Measuring SAT with ultrasound has proved to have excellent day-to-day reliability in elite canoe athletes. Recommendations for standardization of the method will further increase accuracy and reproducibility.
KW  - subcutaneous adipose tissue
KW  - skinfold thickness
KW  - elite athletes
KW  - body composition
KW  - ultrasonography
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1555857
SN  - 0172-4622
SN  - 1439-3964
VL  - 36
IS  - 14
SP  - 1134
EP  - 1141
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Kopinski, Stephan
A1  - Engel, Tilman
A1  - Cassel, Michael
A1  - Carlsohn, Anja
A1  - Mayer, Frank
T1  - Reliability of ultrasound measurements for subcutaneous adipose tissue in elite canoe athletes
T2  - Medicine and science in sports and exercise : official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 0195-9131
SN  - 1530-0315
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
SP  - 539
EP  - 539
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
CY  - Philadelphia
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Engel, Tilman
A1  - Kopinski, Stephan
A1  - Carlsohn, Anja
A1  - Cassel, Michael
A1  - Mayer, Frank
T1  - Correlation of sonographic subcutaneous adipose tissue measurements with air displacement plethysmography and calipermetry
T2  - Medicine and science in sports and exercise : official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 0195-9131
SN  - 1530-0315
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
SP  - 539
EP  - 539
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
CY  - Philadelphia
ER  -