Body Fat Estimation in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Skinfolds Thickness Compared With Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.

Objective(s): The aim of the study was to compare the method of estimating the body fat percentage (BF%) by skinfold thickness to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in kidney transplant recipients.

Design And Methods: This is a longitudinal study that evaluated patients at 3 (n = 46) and 12 months (n = 37) after kidney transplantation at Hospital de Clínicas in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Durnin and Womersley equation was used to estimate the body density, and the Siri equation was used to estimate BF%, using measurements of 4 skinfolds: biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac.