Abstract des Autors

The field assessment of body composition, particularly body fat, is a routine procedure performed by sports scientists, coaches and fitness trainers. Despite the simplicity of the methods used to monitor body fat, there has been a lack of consistent methodology, awareness of measurement error and standardisation of data manipulation. A thorough appreciation of the errrors associated with anthropometric measurement and other derived variables is required for appropriate interpretation and athlete counseling. A discussion of measurement of skinfolds, errors involved when total body fat is predicted from anthropometric variables and recommended measurement technique is presented. This may encourage uniformity in the measurement procedures, interpretation and reporting of body fat data. Verf.-Referat