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2014

10th ISBCR

University of Lisbon, Estoril, Portugal

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Linking Functional Body Composition to Nutrition, Exercise and Health

 

Hosts: Luís Bettencourt Sardinha and Analiza Mónica Silva.

 

Proceeding published in the European Journal Clinical Nutrition

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 ; 69 (Suppl 1), doi:10.1038/ejcn.2015.188.

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Programme

Wednesday 11th June                      

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13:00 – 18:30                     Registration

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18:30 – 17:00                     Opening Ceremony

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17:00 – 17:45                     Body composition in health, nutrition and sport: The present in the context of the past

Robert M. Malina (USA)​

 

17:45 –  21:00                    Welcome Drink

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Thursday 12th June    

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08:30 – 09:00                     Checking-In

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09:00 – 09:45                     Fundamental human body composition-energy expenditure relations

Steven B. Heymsfield (USA)

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09:45 – 11:15                     Measuring changes in body composition – a challenge to validity and precision

Chair: Steven B. Heymsfield (USA)

  • Measuring changes in body composition with weight loss and regain – a methodological challenge

Anja Bosy-Westphal (Germany)

  • Growth and nutrition: the role of body composition in pediatric age

Angelo Pietrobelli (Italy)

  • Validity of longitudinal measurement of body composition by advanced imaging

Wei Shen (USA)​

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11:15 – 11:45                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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11:45 – 13:00                     Body composition and energy regulation

Chair: Klaas Westerterp (The Netherlands)

  • Energy expenditure, energy balance and body composition over a season

Analiza M. Silva, Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, Diana Thomas, Steven B. Heymsfield, & Luís B. Sardinha (Portugal, & USA)

  • Contributions of high-metabolic rate organ mass to resting energy expenditure in Tanner 1 children

Elizabeth M. Widen, Hye R. Yang, Sonia Gidwani, Kim Kelly, Patrick Kang, & Dympna Gallagher (USA)

  • High metabolic rate organ mass provides additional information about REE not captured with measurements of fat and FFM before and after surgery-assisted weight loss

Isaiah Janumala, John Thornton, Bret Goodpaster, Gladys Stain, Anita
Courcoulas, Alfons Pomp, Susan Lin, & Dympna Gallagher (USA)​

  • Impact of physical activity energy expenditure at moderate and vigorous intensity on total and abdominal obesity in youth

Diana A. Santos, João P. Magalhães, Cláudia S. Minderico, & Luís B. Sardinha (Portugal)

  • Impact of short-term controlled over- and underfeeding on the body weight and body composition

Maryam Pourhassan, Janna Enderle, Lisa Schweitzer, Claus-Christian Glüer, & Manfred J. Müller (Germany)

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13:00 – 13:45                     Lunch, with sponsor exhibition

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13:45 – 14:30                     CHAIRMEN-LED POSTER SESSION #1

Chair: Robert M. Malina (USA), Timothy Ackland (Australia), Wei Shen (USA)

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14:30 – 15:15                     Why functional body composition?

Manfred J. Muller (Germany)

 

15:15 – 16:45                     Body composition assessment in elite athletes – the International Olympic Committee research                                                     program

Chair: Wolfram Müller (Austria)

  • Why is body composition so important for elite athletes? How to identify athletes struggling with weight and body composition issues?

Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen (Norway)

  • The utility of skinfolds to describe fatness: answered and unanswered questions

Arthur Stewart (UK)

  • Body composition assessment practices around the world: problems, solutions, and lingering issues

Nanna Meyer (USA)​

  • Collating effective body composition normative data for elite athlete monitoring – what are the issues?

Timothy Ackland (Australia)

  • Ultrasound applied for measuring uncompressed SAT: accuracy and inter-observer reliability obtainable with a semi-automatic image segmentation software

Wolfram Müller (Austria)

 

16:45 – 17:15                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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17:15 – 18:30                     Technologies for body composition assessment

Chair: Anja Bosy-Westphal (Germany)

  • Digital photography for the assessment of human body composition

Olivia Affuso, Ligaj Pradhan, Chengcui Zhang, Song Gao, Howard
W. Wiener, Barbara Gower, & David B. Allison (USA)

  • Accuracy and precision of the EchoMRI-Infants™ system for water and fat measurements using phantoms and newborns

Tatiana Toro-Ramos, Charles W. Paley, Susan Lin, Wenwen Yu, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, & Dympna Gallagher (USA)

  • Preliminary evaluation of a prototype hybrid impedance spectrometer: the VALBIO trial

Lindsay D. Plank, Sally D. Poppitt, Wilson Yip, & Leigh C. Ward (New Zealand, & Australia)

  • Evaluation of new advanced bioimpedance spectros-copy models for measuring body composition in healthy individuals and those undergoing massive weight loss

Carrie P. Earthman, Abigail J. Cole, James R. Matthie, Adam Kuchnia, Jennifer Mager, Shalamar D. Sibley, & Lauren M. Beckman (USA)

  • Non-destructive elemental analysis of biological samples using portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) for extracellular water measurements and micro-nutrient deficiencies

Joseph J. Kehayias, Christopher E. Kehayias, Anna V. Roto, & Carrie A. Brown (USA)

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18:30 – 20:00                     TRIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ISBCR

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Friday 13th June  

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09:00 – 09:45                     The functional impact of caloric restriction on body composition

Sharon E. Mitchell, & John Speakman (Scotland, & China)

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09:45 – 11:15                     Modeling weight changes through nutrition and exercise – how much energy for changing fat and                                                 fat-free mass components

Chair: Timothy G. Lohman (USA)

  • Comparing the energy density fat mass and fat-free mass developed from first principles with that observed from four-compartment analyses

Dale A. Schoeller (USA)

  • Application of mathematical models to guide patient weight loss through a smart phone intervention

Diana Thomas (USA)

  • Computational modeling of body composition dynamics in response to diet and physical activity interventions

Kevin Hall (USA)​

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11:15 – 11:45                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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11:45 – 13:00                     Body composition in children

Chair: Dympna Gallagher (USA)

  • Relative fatness definition and the study of Health-related Quality of Life when considering the maturity status of Lisbon adolescents

Isabel Fragoso, Luís Massuça, João Albuquerque, & Carlos Barrigas (Portugal)

  • Identification of clusters of body composition and time changes from 4 to 7 years old in children from Generation XXI

Susana Santos, Milton Severo, Ana C. Santos, Carla Lopes, Henrique Barros, & Andreia Oliveira (Portugal)

  • Body cell mass in children with clinical conditions

Alexia J. Murphy, Rebecca J. Hill, & Peter W. Davies (Australia)​

  • Single and combined influences of body composition phenotypes on IMT among 11-12 years-old children

Xavier Melo, Helena Santa-Clara, Nuno M. Pimenta, Diana A. Santos, Rita Pinto, Sandra S. Martins, Cláudia S. Minderico, Bo Fernhalld, & Luís B. Sardinha (Portugal, & USA)

  • Body composition in children on treatment and post treatment for cancer

Alexia J. Murphy, Melinda White, Liane Lockwood, Andrew Hallahan, & Peter W. Davies (Australia)

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13:00 – 13:45                     Lunch, with sponsor exhibition

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13:45 – 14:30                     CHAIRMEN-LED POSTER SESSION #2

Chair: Diana Thomas (USA), Nanna Meyer (USA), Ulf Ekelund (Norway)

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14:30 – 15:15                     Nutrition and exercise cross-talks in body composition – myths, presumptions, and facts

David Allison (USA)

 

15:15 – 16:45                     Hydration and body composition: health, function and modeling

Chair: Ronald Maughan (UK)

  • A review of the hydration of fat-free mass in humans as measured by four-compartment body composition analysis

Dale A. Schoeller (USA)

  • Novel use of bioimpedance to classify hydration: applications and opportunities

Henry Lukaski (USA)

  • Early changes in weight loss and weight gain: The role of body water

Diana Thomas (USA)​​

 

16:45 – 17:15                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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17:15 – 18:15                     Body composition in special populations

Chair: Marinos Elia (UK)

  • Measuring body composition in critically ill patients

Boyd J. Strauss, David J. Brewster, Sheena Gune, Gisela Wilcox, Tim M. Crozier, Craig Walker, Richard Cooper, James Ritchie, Suzanne Armitage, Claire Hart, & Christian J. Hendriksz (UK & Australia)

  • A comparison of the relationship between illness markers and phase angle in healthy children and those with chronic kidney disease

Caroline E. Anderson, Rodney Gilbert, & Marinos Elia (USA, & UK)

  • Agreement between 3- and 4-compartment estimates of fat mass in obese patients before and after bariatric surgery induced weight loss

Susan X. Lin, Bret Goodpaster, Gladys Strain, Alfons Pomp, Anita
Courcoulas, & Dympna Gallagher (USA)

  • Evaluation of new advanced bioimpedance spectros-copy models for measuring body composition in healthy individuals and those undergoing massive weight loss

Carrie P. Earthman, Abigail J. Cole, James R. Matthie, Adam Kuchnia, Jennifer Mager, Shalamar D. Sibley, & Lauren M. Beckman (USA)

  • Changes in body water distribution between intracellular and extracellular water reflects decreased body cell mass relative to FFM from before to after surgery assisted weight loss

Wen Yu, Gladys Stain, Jack Wang, Bret Goodpaster, Anita Courcoulas, Alfons Pomp, Gregory Dakin, Susan Lin, & Dympna Gallagher (USA)

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18:15 – 19:45                     Workshop – International Olympic Committee

Ultrasound applied for accurate measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue layers

Chair: Wolfram Müller (Austria)

Contributions by:  Timothy G. Lohman, Ron Maughan, Arthur Stewart, Nanna Meyer, Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Timothy Ackland, & Luís B. Sardinha

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20:30 –                               Conference Dinner

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Saturday 14th June  

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09:00 – 09:45                     Sarcopenia in the presence of overweight – do we need a new definition?

Dympna Gallagher (USA)

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09:45 – 11:15                     Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and body composition – energy regulation and health                                                           outcomes

Chair: Robert Ross (Canada)

  • Physical activity, sedentary time and body composition from an epidemiological perspective

Ulf Ekelund (Norway)

  • Patterns of sedentary behavior and body composition

Marc T. Hamilton (USA)

  • Inactivity-induced disability and body composition

Marinos Elia (UK)​

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11:15 – 11:45                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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11:45 – 13:00                     Body composition methodology

Chair: John Speakman (UK)

  • The effects of hydration status on the measurement of lean tissue mass by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

Alexandra Cremona, Clodagh Toomey, Will McCormack, Conor Hurley, Ross McLynn, Robert Davies, Katie Hughes, & Phil Jakeman (Ireland)

  • Is dual energy X-ray absorptiometry related to functional body composition?

Aldo Scafoglieri, Ivan Bautmans, Johan De Mey, & Jan P. Clarys (Belgium)

  • The use of off-axis integrated-cavity output spectroscopy for rapid analysis of D/H and 18O/16O: applications to body composition and energy expenditure

Joseph J. Kehayias, Carrie A. Brown, Anna V. Roto, Christopher E. Kehayias, & Gregory G. Dolnikowski (USA)​

  • Suitability of bioimpedance as a predictor of extracellular water (ECW)

Ruben Buendia, & Leigh C. Ward (Australia)

  • Field-based estimates of central adiposity in multiracial populations

Leslie J. Brandon (USA)

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13:00 – 14:00                     Lunch, with sponsor exhibition

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14:00 – 14:45                     The role of exercise intensity and volume on functional body composition and health – related                                                       biomarkers

Robert Ross (Canada)

 

14:45 – 16:15                     New trends in bioimpedance usefulness for clinical nutrition and exercise science – from outside to                                               inside cells

Chair: Dympna Gallagher (USA)

  • Advancing bioimpedance applications in clinical nutrition with whole-body and localized measurements

Henry Lukaski (USA)

  • Usefulness of bioimpedance in exercise-related outcomes

Ronald Maughan (UK)

  • Is BIA an accurate tool in clinical practice?

Anja Bosy-Westphal (Germany)​​

 

16:15 – 16:45                     Coffee break, with sponsor exhibition

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16:45 – 17:45                     Body composition in athletes and physical active populations

Chair: Marc T. Hamilton (USA)

  • Body cell mass during long-term training in elite male water polo players

Angela Andreoli, Valerio Viero, Roberto Sorge, Triossi Tamara, Alessandro Campagna, & Giovanni Melchiorri (Italy)

  • Leg muscle mass predicts knee extension power, usual and maximal walking speed, but not chair stand performance, in trained obese older adults

Robert G. Memelink, & Peter M. Weijs (The Netherlands)

  • A longitudinal study of body composition in elite male Gaelic athletic association (GAA) hurlers

Katie Hughes, Robert Davies, Clodagh Toomey, Will McCormack,
Alexandra Cremona, Cian O’Neill, Siobhan Leahy, Peter Francis, & Phil Jakeman (Ireland)

  • Skinfolds compressibility and calliper’s time response in male elite athletes

Alessandro Bini, Teresa F. Amaral, Bruno M. Oliveira, Pedro Carvalho, & Vitor H. Teixeira (Portugal)​

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17:45 – 18:15                     Body composition, physical activity, nutrition, and energy balance

Klaas Westerterp (The Netherlands)

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18:15 – 19:45                     Highlighted Session – The expert view for the future of body composition: from atoms to                                                               anthropometry

Contributions by:  Timothy G. Lohman, Marinos Elia, Manfred J. Müller, Dale A. Schoeller, Arthur Stewart, & Zimian Wang (USA, UK, & Germany)

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19:15 – 19:30                     Closing Ceremony

Posters

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​PS001: The relationship between anthropometric measures, physical activity, and eating habits in female college freshmen upon entering college

Amanda A. Price, Winston-Salem State University, USA

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PS002: Total and visceral fat in chronic diseases

Angela Andreoli, Francesca Di Chio, Michelangelo Nasuto, Roberto Sorge, Giuseppe Guglielmi

University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy; University of Foggia, Italy; Scientific Institute “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, Italy

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PS003: Differentiation of sarcopenic phenotypes

Corinna Geisler, Maryam Pourhassan, Wiebke Braun, Britta Schautz, & Anja Bosy-Westphal, Manfred J. Müller

Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; University Hohenheim, Germany

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PS004: Lipid profile and percentage of body fat in active adolescents

Flaviani A. Papaléo, René Brenzikofer, Denise V. Macedo
University of Campinas, Unicamp, Brazil

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PS005: Interrelationship between growth, maturation, BMI status, overfat and cardiorespiratory fitness in Azorean adolescents aged 11-15 years

Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, António J. Figueiredo, João Valente-dos-Santos, Aristides Machado-Rodrigues, Raul Martins, Rute Santos, Enio V. Ronque, Edilson S. Cyrino, Rômulo A. Fernandes, Robert M. Malina
University  of  Coimbra,  Portugal;  University  of  Porto,  Portugal; State   University   of   Londrina,   Brazil;   UNESP   –  Presidente il; University  of  Texas at  Austin,  USA;  Tarleton State University, USA

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PS006: World Health Organization and Brazilian references based on body mass index for detecting excess body fatness in schoolchildren
Danielle B. Leal, Maria A. Assis, Wolney L. Conde
Santa Catarina Federal University, Brazil; State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; University of São Paulo, Brazil

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PS007: Physical activity and bone mineral density of fracture-critical regions of proximal femur

Edgar Lopes, Vera Zymbal, Lurdes M. Rebocho, Fátima Baptista
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS008: Longitudinal study of physical activity, body composition and trunk morphology effects on pelvic tilt from the second trimester of pregnancy to the postpartum period
Filomena Vieira, Ana F. Graça, Liliana Aguiar, Marco Branco, Rita Santos-Rocha

Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Portugal

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PS009: Quick methods for determining body composition in diverse populations
Janet Kurzynske, Kelly Webber, Hazel Forsythe, Monica Fowler
University of Kentucky, USA

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PS010: Measuring equine body composition using bioimpedance spectroscopy
Leigh C. Ward, Kimberley J. White, Wayne L. Bryden, Judy A. Cawdell-Smith
University of Queensland, Australia

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PS011: A photo-based approach for assessing body postures and their association with obesity

Ligaj Pradhan, Chengcui Zhang, Danielle K. Powell, David B. Allison, Olivia Affuso
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

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PS012: What predictive equations of body composition based on anthropometry are more accurate in older adults?
M Alicia. Camina-Martín, Beatriz de-Mateo-Silleras, M Paz. Redondo-del-Río
University of Valladolid, Spain

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PS013: Applicability of anthropometric measures for estimating whole-body skeletal muscle volume in prepubertal children
Megumi Ohta, Taishi Midorikawa, Yuki Hikihara, Shizuo Sakamotro, Yasuo Kawakami, Hiroaki Kanehisa, Tetsuo Fukunaga
Chuo University, Japan; J.F. Oberlin University, Japan; Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan; Waseda University, Japan;
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA, Japan

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PS014: Caafe, a website to assess weight status, diet and physical activity in schoolchildren: formative research results
Maria A. Assis, Filipe Costa, Patricia Di Pietro, Maria C. Calvo, Sergio F. Freitas, Emil Kupek, Francilene K. Vieira,Vanessa Davies,
Raquel Engel, Cristine Gabriel, Camilie Schmoelz
Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)-Florianopolis, Brazil

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PS015: Improvement of reference values of the BMI for classification of nutritional status in a Brazilian sample
Mirele S. Mialich, Edson Z. Martinez, Alceu J. Junior
University of São Paulo, Brazil

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PS016: Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry based evaluation of elite Gaelic athletic association players
Robert Davies, Katie Hughes, Clodagh Toomey, Will McCormack, Ciara Sinnott-O’Connor, Cian O’Neill Alexandra Cremona, Peter
Francis, Siobhan Leahy, Phil Jakeman
University of Limerick, Ireland

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PS017: Estimation of arm adipose tissue quotient from a bioimpedance measurement
Ruben Buendia, Leigh C. Ward
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; The University of Queensland, Australia

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PS018: Project PANK: preliminary results of a multidisciplinary school-based intervention in children with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. A randomized controlled trial
Rui Batalau, Joana Cruz, Paulo Cabrita, Pedro Gonçalves, Tânia Guerreiro, Magda Santos, Ricardo Gonçalves, João Leal, António L. Palmeira
Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal; Lusófona University, Portugal; Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS019: Can percentage body fat be accurately estimated by air displacement plethismography using predicted thoracic gas volume in the elderly?
Vivian Wahrlich, Luiz A. Anjos, Bruna M. Silva, Rosane Q. Lessa, Michele G. Ribeiro, Bianca D. Carlos, Layanne C. Silva
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

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PS020: Associations between intensive dance practice and growth, maturity and bone resistance in young dancers
Sónia Coelho, Lurdes M. Rebocho, Vera Zymbal, Fátima Baptista
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS021: Peak height velocity of female eutrophic adolescents with excess or appropriate body fat
Silvia E. Priore, Sylvia C. Castro Franceschini, Valter N. Miranda, Patrícia F. Pereira, Franciane R. Faria, Eliane R. Faria

Federal University, Brazil; Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil

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PS022: Triceps skinfold time response and compressibility

Teresa F. Amaral, Manuel R. Quintas, Tiago F. Andrade, Fátima Chouzal, M. Teresa Restivo
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

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PS023: Comparison of ultrasound skinfolds and bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy to predict body composition in breastfed term infants
Zoya Gridneva, Leigh C. Ward, Anna R. Hepworth, Ching T. Lai, Peter E. Hartmann, Donna T. Geddes
The University of Western Australia, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia

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PS024: Effect of the waist circumference measurement protocol on the relation between waist-to-hip ratio and
body content and distribution in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients
Nuno M. Pimenta, Helena Santa-Clara, Helena Cortez-Pinto, José Silva-Nunes, Xavier Melo, Luís B. Sardinha
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal; Hospital Curry Cabral, Portugal

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PS025: Hematocrit variations mediates the association between aerobic capacity and fat-free mass changes
Cristina P. Monteiro, Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, Mário Jesus
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS026: Tracing of coordinates of fat free mass index and fat mass index on body composition chart in adolescent
diabetes girls
Sochung Chung, Hye W. Park, Byung O. Kwak, Chul H. Kim, Hyeoijin Kim, Kyo S. Kim
Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea; Soonchunhyang University, Korea; Korea National University of Education, Korea

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PS027: Morphological changes in amateur soccer players within a sportive season: are these related to aerobic
capacity enhancement?
Pedro G. Morouço, Valdemar A. Santos, Ruben J. Ferreira
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

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PS028: Skinfold thickness measurement in athletes: a comparison between Lohman’s and ISAK protocols
Diana A. Santos, Catarina N. Matias, Luís B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS029: Reliability in the assessment of body composition by skinfolds measurements
Mauro A. Pascoa, Denise V. Macedo, René Brenzikofer

University of Campinas, Unicamp, Brazil

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PS030: Results of weight regain after a commercial and multidisciplinary weight loss program
Teresa Branco, Sandra Martins, Diana Baião
Instituto Prof. Teresa Branco, Portugal; Universidade Lusófona, Portugal

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PS031: Associations of sedentary bout durations with abdominal obesity in older adults
Pedro B. Júdice, Analiza M. Silva, Luís B. Sardinha
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS032: Specific bioelectrical impedance vector reference values for assessing body composition in the Italian-
Spanish young population
Elena Mereu, Maria Eugenia Ibáñez, Roberto Buffa, Maria Jesús Muñoz, Emanuela Gualdi-Russo, Lucia Zaccagni, Stefano Cossu, Esther Rebato, Elisabetta Marini
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain; University of Cagliari, Italy; University of Ferrara, Italy

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PS033: Consistency of lean mass depletion assessment methods in copd studies
Malwina M. Wojtas, Steve A. Wootton, Marinos Elia
University of Southampton; UK

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PS034: Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference with body fat in children aged 4 to 7 years
Sylvia C. Franceschini, Sarah V. Ribeiro, Luciana R. Sant’Ana, Taís A. Magalhães, Silvia E. Priore, Andréia Q. Ribeiro
Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

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PS035: Project PANK: prediction of nutritional status and cardiorespiratory fitness evolution in a multidisciplinary
school-based intervention with children with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors
Rui Batalau, Joana Cruz, Paulo Cabrita, Pedro Gonçalves, Tânia Guerreiro, Magda Santos, Ricardo Gonçalves, João Leal, António L. Palmeira
1Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal; 2Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT), Portugal; Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS036: Influence of lifestyle habits on nutritional status and body composition in children 4-7 years of age
Sylvia C. Franceschini, Sarah V. Ribeiro, Luciana R. Sant’Ana, Taís A. Magalhães, Silvia E. Priore, Andréia Q. Ribeiro
Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

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PS037: Reference values of normal bone mineral content and density in Korean adolescents
Sochung Chung, Hye W. Park, Ann Y. Kyung, Byung O. Kwak, Kyo S. Kim
Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea

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PS038: Trends in the prevalence of overweight, obesity, risk and excess abdominal adiposity in Brazilian 7–10-y-old schoolchildren (2002-2007)
Danielle B. Leal, Maria A. Assis, David A. González-Chica, Filipe F. Costa
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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PS039: Lower limbs lean soft tissue in circumpubertal boys: agreement between dxa assessment and a new model derived from anthropometry and maturation
Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, João Valente-dos-Santos, Aristides Machado-Rodrigues, Marije T. Elferink-Gemser,
Robert M. Malina, Édio L. Petroski, Cláudia S. Minderico, Analiza M. Silva, Fátima Baptista, Luís B. Sardinha
University of Coimbra, Portugal; University of Texas at Austin, USA; Tarleton State University, USA; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; HAN University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands; Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS040: Diagnostic accuracy of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in detecting excess body fatness in 7-10-y-old schoolchildren
Maria A. Assis, Edineia Ribeiro, Danielle B. Leal, Adriana S. Lobo
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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PS041: Development and application of new adiposity index adjusted for fat mass (bmifat) through the use of bioelectrical impedance
Mirele S. Mialich, Edson Z. Martinez, Alceu J. Junior
University of São Paulo, Brazil

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PS042: Relation between android and gynoid fat with blood pressure in adolescent girls
Silvia E. Priore, Patrícia F. Pereira, Roberta S. Cecon, Valter N. Miranda, Franciane R. Faria, Eliane R. Faria, Pedro Prado Junior, Sylvia C. Franceschini
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brasil

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PS043: The ultrasound-derived prediction equation for adults is limited availability for estimating total and regional skeletal muscle mass in Japanese prepubertal children
Taishi Midorikawa, Megumi Ohta, Yuki Hikihara, Suguru Torii, Shizuo Sakamoto
J.F. Oberlin University, Japan, Chukyo University, Japan; Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan; Waseda University, Japan

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PS044: Effect of elliptical aerobic interval training on metabolic risk factor and body composition in pre- and type 2 diabetes patients: a pilot study
Antony D. Karelis, Annie Fex, Jean-Philippe Leduc-Gaudet, Marie-Eve Filion, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada; l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Canada

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PS045: Biological maturation and body composition in Portuguese children and adolescents from 11 to 15 years of age
João Albuquerque, Isabel Fragoso, Júlia Teles, Carlos Barrigas, Cristina P. Monteiro
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS046: Validation of bioimpedance spectroscopy (bis) for body composition assessment in Kuwaiti children
Leigh C. Ward, Badrya Al Lahou, Fatima Al Khulaifi, Jameela Al Ghanim, Suad Al Hooti
The University of Queensland, Australia; Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

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PS047: Total body and extracellular hydration estimates in highly active adults: validation of bioelectrical impedance
based methods
Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, Pedro B. Júdice, João P. Magalhães, Cláudia S. Minderico, David A. Fields,
Luís B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; University of Oklahoma, USA

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PS048: Body composition and its relation with energy balance in Portuguese adolescents
Ana L. Silva, João Albuquerque, Francília Vilhena, Lara C. Silva, Cristina P. Monteiro, Carlos Barrigas, Isabel Fragoso
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS049: Effect of the waist circumference measurement protocol on the relation between waist-to-height ratio and
body composition in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients
Nuno M. Pimenta, Helena Santa-Clara, Helena Cortez-Pinto, José Silva-Nunes, Xavier Melo, Luís B. Sardinha
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Portugal; Curry Cabral Hospital, Portugal

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PS050: Lean soft tissue and proximal femur geometry in young adults
Vera Zymbal, Lurdes M. Rebocho, Fátima Baptista
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS051: A more appropriate body mass index threshold to identify cardiometabolic risk in black South African adults
H. Salome Kruger, Aletta E. Schutte, Sarah J. Moss, Annamarie Kruger
North-West University, South Africa

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PS052: Relation between the body adiposity index with the body mass index in children
Leticia C. Sposito, Ivair A. Danziger, Gusthavo A. Rodrigues, Amanda C. Prodócimo, Stéfani Reis, Elisângela Silva,
Wagner Z. Freitas
Federal Institute of Education, Brazil

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PS053: Changes in body composition during chemotherapy in women with breast cancer treated in the
Netherlands
Maaike van den Berg, Renate Winkels, Lisette Kamps, Paul Hulshof, Marjolein Visser, Hanneke van Laarhoven,
Jeanne Vries, Ellen Kampman

Wageningen University, The Netherlands; VU University, The Netherlands; Academic Medical Centre, The Netherlands

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PS054: Evaluation of body mass in Sardinia (Italy) from neolithic to medieval period through the analysis of
skeletal remains
Patrizia Martella, Nicola Mila, Emanuele Sanna, Valentina De Maria
University of Cagliari, Italy

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PS055: Carbohydrate supplementation stabilizes sodium concentration during intense intermittent training
Norbert Maassen, Maik Schrader, Tristan Sandholtet, Benjamin Treff, Johannes Kaesebieter, Vladimir Shushakov, Mirja Maassen
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany; Medical School Hannover, Germany

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PS056: A partial scanning technique for the assessment of broad individuals using dxa
Andreia Moço, Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, Luís B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS057: Do the members of women-only gyms have a different perception of their body image when compared
to members of both-genders facilities?
Pedro G. Morouço, Eduardo Luciano, Marco Olival

Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

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PS058: Influence of childhood obesity on pulmonary function
João Brito, Rafael Oliveira, Valente Nelson, Liliana Ramos
Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal; Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal; CIEQV – Centro de Investigação e Qualidade de Vida, Portugal

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PS059: Is fat-free mass a good predictor of the resting energy expenditure in patients with 21-hydroxylase
deficiency? A pilot study
Ezequiel M. Gonçalves, Daniel Minutti de Oliveira, Sofia H. Lemos-Marini, Renata S. Di Pieri, Raquel D. Langer,
Juliano H. Borges, Bruno Geloneze, Gil Guerra-Júnior
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

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PS060: The role of physical activity energy expenditure at light and moderate-to-vigorous intensity on obesity and
abdominal obesity in elderly
João P. Magalhães, Diana A. Santos, Luís B. Sardinha
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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PS061: Bone mineral density in elderly women of a regular program of physical activity – preliminary report
Luís P. Ribeiro, João P. Pinheiro, António L. Abrantes, Anabela Ribeiro, Rui P. Almeida, Kevin B. Azevedo,
Rómulo Fernandes, Aristides Machado Rodrigues
University of Coimbra, Portugal; University of Algarve, Portugal; Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal; Central Hospital of Algarve EPE, Portugal; UNESP, Brazil

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PS062: Predictive validity of bioeletrical impedance equations to estimate fat free mass among young militaries
Raquel D. Langer, Josiel A. Avila, Mauro S. Melloni, Gil Guerra-Junior, Roseane Guimarães, Ezequiel M. Gonçalves
University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil

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PS063: Impact of Ramadan fasting on psychology, anthropometric measurements and performance for al jazira soccer players-uae
Amjad H. Jarrar
United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

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PS064: Association of the actn3 r577x polymorphism with skeletal muscle development in Spanish elite paddlers
Alicia S. Canda, Jose L. Terreros, Armando E. Pancorbo, Lázaro Vidal, Susana Higueras, Jose L. Segura.
Sports Medicine Centre, Spain

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PS065: The relationship between anthropometric measurements and diagnosis of pre-diabetes mellitus among United Arab Emirates university female students
Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri, Maysm N. Mohamad, Amjad H. Jarrar
United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

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PS066: Effect of obesity on pulmonary and cardiorespiratory function in children
João Brito, Rafael Oliveira, Nelson Valente, Liliana Ramos
Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal; Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal; Centro de Investigação e Qualidade de Vida, Portugal

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