Accuracy of Anthropometric Equations to Estimate DXA-Derived Skeletal Muscle Mass in Professional Male Soccer Players

Table 3

Skeletal muscle mass (kg) obtained by anthropometric equations compared with DXA (n = 179).

Author	Mean ± SD	p value
DXA	32.4 ± 3.5	-
Heymsfield (1982)	32.6 ± 5.2	0.99
Lee (2000)	33.5 ± 3.3	0.92
Kuriyan (CAMA) (2008)	34.5 ± 3.3	<0.001
De Rose (1980)	34.5 ± 3.3	<0.001
Kuriyan (AMA/TMA) (2008)	35.1 ± 3.0	<0.001
Drinkwater (1980)	36.0 ± 4.1	<0.001
Kerr (1988)	35.8 ± 4.9	<0.001
Doupe (1997)	38.7 ± 5.1	<0.001
Martin (1990)	43.3 ± 5.5	<0.001

Compared with DXA.
n = 146
Abbreviations: DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; CAMA, corrected arm muscle area; AMA, arm muscle area; TMA, thigh muscle area.