Hydrostatic weighing VS BodPod

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Coley88
Coley88 Posts: 114 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Which is more accurate?

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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Both are supposed to be extremely accurate. Hydrostatic weighing was used as the confirmation benchmark for the BodPod. Since the BodPod doesn't require a dunktank, it can be performed faster. The big concern is which method is more available where you are and cheaper to do.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10702771




  • Coley88
    Coley88 Posts: 114 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Both are supposed to be extremely accurate. Hydrostatic weighing was used as the confirmation benchmark for the BodPod. Since the BodPod doesn't require a dunktank, it can be performed faster. The big concern is which method is more available where you are and cheaper to do.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10702771




    Both are available at the local university and similar in price. Hydrostatic weighing costs $50 and BodPod $30. I'm trying to decide which to do.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Coley88 wrote: »
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Both are supposed to be extremely accurate. Hydrostatic weighing was used as the confirmation benchmark for the BodPod. Since the BodPod doesn't require a dunktank, it can be performed faster. The big concern is which method is more available where you are and cheaper to do.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10702771




    Both are available at the local university and similar in price. Hydrostatic weighing costs $50 and BodPod $30. I'm trying to decide which to do.

    Given that they're both very close in accuracy, I'd probably save the extra $20 and go with the BodPod method.
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