TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative body fat assessment in elite footballers JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 278 LP - 279 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.37.3.278 VL - 37 IS - 3 AU - L Özçakar AU - A Çetin AU - B Kunduracýo∂lu AU - B Ülkar Y1 - 2003/06/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/37/3/278.abstract N2 - Much attention is directed to measuring body composition, particularly fat mass, the aim being to estimate the untoward health consequences of excessive amounts of fat or to assess physical fitness. There are two main types of method of measurement: reference and prediction techniques. The former consist of measuring body density or total body water and dual energy x ray absorptiometry, and the latter include measurement of skinfold thickness and bioelectrical impedance analysis.1 The Tanita body fat analyser is a commercially available foot to foot bioelectrical impedance analysis system.2 It is a novel method because it measures the weight and percentage of body fat simultaneously while the subject stands … ER -