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Erratum to: Physiological models of body composition and human obesity

  • David G Levitt1Email author,
  • Steven B Heymsfield2,
  • Richard N PiersonJr3,
  • Sue A Shapses4 and
  • John G Kral5
Nutrition & Metabolism20096:7

https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-6-7

©  Levitt et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009

Received: 13 February 2009

Accepted: 16 February 2009

Published: 16 February 2009

The original article was published in Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:19

Abstract

Correction to Levitt DG, Heymsfield SB, Pierson Jr RN, Shapses SA, Kral JG: Physiological models of body composition and human obesity. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007, 4:19

Correction

Since publication of our first article [1] we have noticed that the following corrections needed to be made. There is an error in the calculation of the body fat in the original version of this article. The tritium distribution space was not properly corrected for non-aqueous hydrogen exchange and water density resulting in estimates of percent body fat that are about 2% less then the correct percent. This produces small errors in the regression relations for the prediction of body fat from BMI or body density described originally in Tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The corrected tables (calculated using TBW = 3H2O × 0.96 × 0.994) are provided.
Table 3

Caucasian males: Dependence of fat fraction on age for two BMI ranges.

BMI Range

Ave age (SD)

Age range

Ave BMI

Ave Fat Fraction

N

18 – 24

21.86 (2.44)

18 – 25

22.19 (1.08)

0.1193 (.046)

29

 

29.94 (2.36)

26 – 33

22.12 (1.34)

0.134 (.048) (NS)

32

 

52.83 (19.42)

34 – 84

22.39 (1.31)

0.173 (.057) (p < .01)

30

24 – 44

25.94 (2.66)

21 – 30

27.64 (4.00)

0.188 (.084)

47

 

38.17 (5.07)

31 – 48

27.42 (3.96)

0.211 (.072) (NS)

48

 

66.25 (10.69)

49 – 97

27.93 (3.41)

0.284 (.075) (p < .01)

47

The p values are for comparisons to the closest younger age group.

Table 4

Caucasian females: Dependence of fat fraction on age for three BMI ranges.

BMI Range

Ave age (SD)

Age range

Ave BMI

Ave Fat Fraction

N

17 – 22

24.95 (3.41)

18 – 30

20.00 (1.38)

0.219 (.045)

42

 

38.04 (5.87)

30 – 49

20.60 (1.07)

0.241 (.056) (p < .05)

42

 

63.32 (11.18)

49 – 89

20.55 (1.01)

0.298 (.053) (p < .01)

40

22 – 25.9

26.14 (4.72)

18 – 33

23.30 (1.03)

0.26 (.049)

43

 

39.12 (4.91)

33 – 51

23.45 (1.05)

0.30 (.055) (p < .01)

41

 

68.12 (10.47)

52 – 88

24.12 (1.15)

0.36 (.059) (p < .01)

39

26 – 56

34.94 (6.198)

21 – 45

31.19 (6.12)

0.408 (.074)

36

 

54.0 (4.69)

46 – 61

31.72 (5.89)

.428 (.056) (NS)

35

 

70.49 (6.87)

62 – 90

29.36 (2.68)

0.414 (.053) (NS)

35

The p values are for comparisons to the closest younger age group

Table 5

Ethnic dependence of BMI versus fat fraction for males.

 

N

Age range (ave)

BMI range (ave)

Ave Fat Fract. (SD)

Caucasian

129

20 – 57 (37.4)

22 – 34 (25.42)

0.321 (0.071)

Black

95

20 – 52 (37.8)

20 – 34 (26.57)

0.328 (0.074) (NS)

Hispanic

37

20 – 60 (36.1)

20 – 34 (25.40)

0.311 (0.09) (NS)

Puerto Rican

41

20 – 52 (35.7)

20 – 30 (26.18)

0.348 (0.058) (p < .05)

Caucasian

153

23 – 53 (35.41)

17 – 25 (21.72)

0.257 (.061)

Asian

35

23 – 53 (36.7)

17 – 28 (21.25)

0.282 (.066) (p = 0.07)

The age range of the Caucasians was adjusted to match the age range of the comparison group. The p values are for comparisons between the ethnic group and Caucasians.

Table 6

Ethnic dependence of BMI versus fat fraction for females.

 

N

Age range (ave)

BMI range (ave)

Ave Fat Fract. (SD)

Caucasian

129

20 – 57 (37.4)

22 – 34 (25.42)

0.321 (0.071)

Black

95

20 – 52 (37.8)

20 – 34 (26.57)

0.328 (0.074) (NS)

Hispanic

37

20 – 60 (36.1)

20 – 34 (25.40)

0.311 (0.09) (NS)

Puerto Rican

41

20 – 52 (35.7)

20 – 30 (26.18)

0.348 (0.058) (p < .05)

Caucasian

153

23 – 53 (35.41)

17 – 25 (21.72)

0.257 (.061)

Asian

35

23 – 53 (36.7)

17 – 28 (21.25)

0.282 (.066) (p = 0.07)

The age range of the Caucasians was adjusted to match the age range of the comparison group. The p values are for comparisons between the ethnic group and Caucasians.

Table 7

Comparison of linear (eq. (16)) and non-linear (eq. (9)) regression expressions for predicting body fat fraction from BMI and age.

Subjects

± Age

Linear

Non-linear Model I

  

a

b

c

MSR

BMI0

f1

c

MSR

Male Caucasians

No

-.166

.0141

----

0.00404

17.20

.624

----

.00409

 

Yes

-.218

.0129

.00207

0.00263

19.15

.500

.00194

.00287

Male Caucasian +Hispanic+Black

No

-.145

.0134

-----

.00380

16.71

.594

----

.00385

 

Yes

-.206

.0127

.00182

0.00270

18.73

.496

.00172

.00288

Male Asian

Yes

-.156

.0126

.00169

0.00201

15.72

.438

.00169

.00212

Male Puerto Rican

Yes

-.155

.0119

.00163

0.00189

17.84

.536

.00150

.00188

Female Caucasian

No

0.0409

.0113

-----

0.00391

13.50

.739

-----

.00314

 

Yes

-.0240

.0104

.00186

0.00281

14.39

.635

.00151

.00244

Female Caucasian +Hispanic+Black

No

0.0494

.0109

------

.00351

13.50

.728

-----

.00276

 

Yes

-.0160

.0104

.00169

0.00260

14.37

.642

.00132

.00222

Female Asian

Yes

-.0903

.0153

.00122

0.00137

12.38

.573

.00122

.00140

Female Puerto Rican

Yes

0.0718

.00919

.000947

.00159

12.82

.639

.000737

.00142

The regression parameters (either a, b and c; or BMI0, f1 and c) and the mean square residual error (MSR) for the different ethnic groups are listed.

Table 8

Prediction of fat fraction from BMI for Caucasian + Black + Hispanic subjects.

Subjects

Linear

Model I

Model II

 

a

b

MSR

f1

BMI0

MSR

f1

f0

BMI0

MSR

Male: 18 – 89

-.145

.0134

.0038

.594

16.71

0.00385

.647

.129

22.00

0.00377

Male: 18 – 31

-.201

.0134

.00273

.543

19.39

0.00315

.706

.118

23.78

0.00261

Male: 32 – 50

-.133

.0119

.00303

.505

16.54

0.00312

.619

.153

23.54

0.00281

Male: 51 – 89

-.126

.0136

.00310

.628

16.28

.00299

.661

.167

21.43

0.00283

Female: 18 – 90

+.0494

.0109

.00351

.728

13.50

.00276

.745

.220

19.65

0.00272

Female: 18 – 31

-.00685

.0116

.00237

.695

13.99

.00225

.774

.214

21.30

0.00181

Female: 32 – 50

+0.0700

.00963

.00306

.723

13.86

.00212

.737

.208

19.71

0.00209

Female: 51 – 90

+0.106

.0101

.00225

.681

11.57

.00210

.682

.249

18.28

0.00210

Model parameters and mean square residual error (MSR) for Model I, Model II and Linear fit are listed.

Table 9

Prediction of fat fraction from body density for Caucasian + Black + Hispanic subjects.

Subjects

a

b

f0

f1

d0

d1

MSRls

MSRsiri1

MSRsiri2

MSRbro

Male: 18 – 89

4.63

4.208

0.129

0.647

1.0678

0.954

.000481

.000693

.000711

0.000553

Male: 18 – 31

4.912

4.475

0.118

0.706

1.0695

0.948

.000402

.000536

.000597

0.000532

Male: 32 – 50

4.559

4.141

0.153

0.619

1.061

0.958

.000457

.000723

.000614

.000562

Male: 51 – 89

4.231

3.821

0.167

0.661

1.0612

0.944

.000516

.000853

.000957

.000568

Female: 18 – 90

4.673

4.239

0.220

0.745

1.048

0.9376

.000640

.000813

.00202

.000662

Female: 18 – 31

4.779

4.339

0.214

0.774

1.050

.935

.000616

.00066

.00178

.000661

Female: 32 – 50

4.785

4.347

0.208

0.737

1.050

.941

.000538

.000653

.00191

.000576

Female: 51 – 90

4.606

4.175

0.249

0.682

1.041

.948

.000722

.00102

.00223

.000732

The parameters a and b are the optimal least square values (fat fraction = a/density – b), and f0 and f1 are the fat fractions used for the determination of d0 and d1 from the values of a and b. The mean square residual error for the least square fit (MSRls), the Siri Model I (MSRsiri1, eq. (13)) and Model II (MSRsiri2, eq. (14)) and the Brozek model (MSRbro, eq. (10)) are also listed.

Notes

Authors’ Affiliations

(1)
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
(2)
Merck & Co, 126 E., Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA
(3)
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY Body Composition Unit, NY, USA
(4)
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
(5)
Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklny, USA

References

  1. Levitt DG, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr, Shapses SA, Kral JG: Physiological models of body composition and human obesity. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007, 4: 19. 10.1186/1743-7075-4-19View ArticleGoogle Scholar

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