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Table 2 Reliability of measuring the observed body composition parameters

From: Inter-daily variability in body composition among young men

Parameters

Tanita BC 418 MA

Nutriguard MS

TE

95 % CI

TE

95 % CI

BM (kg)

0.06

0.05–0.07

  

BF (%)

0.36

0.31–0.42

0.15

0.13–0.18

BF (kg)

0.27

0.23–0.31

0.11

0.10–0.13

TBW (%)

0.26

0.23–0.31

0.11

0.10–0.13

TBW (kg)

0.19

0.16–0.22

0.09

0.07–0.10

  1. BM body mass, BF body fat, TBW total body water, TE typical error of measurement, 95 % CI confidence interval