Article

Assessment of body composition in lactating mothers in a rural African community using deuterium oxide

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 17 , issue 1 , 2004 , pages: 10–15

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2004.11734007

Author(s): G.A. Ettyang Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Kenya , van Marken Lichtenbelt Department of Human Biology, , W.H.M. Saris Department of Human Biology, , A. Oloo Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kenya

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Abstract

Background and objective. The deuterium oxide (DO) dilution method for measuring body composition was validated against the widely used skinfold (SF) measurement-based equation of Durnin and Womersley. The study involved 10 lactating women living in a rural community in Nandi, Kenya and participating in a cross-sectional study aimed at determining their iron and vitamin A status.

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