Research Article
Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents
Table 1
Body fat and fat-free mass anthropometric equations.
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aEquation for adolescents aged 15-16 years; bequation for adolescents aged 17-18 years; c for a sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses <35 mm; dfor a sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses >35 mm; eequation for adolescents aged ≤15 years; fequation for adolescents aged ≥16 years; gequations for white individuals; hequations for black individuals; log∑4 skinfold thicknesses = logarithm sum of bicipital, tricipital, suprailiacal, subscapular skinfold thicknesses (mm); for boys aged 2–18 y: † = and for girls aged 11–18 y: † =; Eq: equation; Fem: feminine sex; Masc.: masculine sex; : density (g/L); % BF: percentage of body fat; FFM: fat free mass (kg), : resistance (Ω); : age (years); : fat (kg); BMI: body mass index (kg/m2); : sex (masculine = 1 and feminine = 0); Wt: body weight (kg); Ht: height (cm); : intercept in males varies for maturation level and racial group as follows: for black males: prepubescent = − 3.5; pubescent = − 5.2; postpubescent and adult = − 6.8. For white males: prepubescent = − 1.7; pubescent = − 3.4; postpubescent and adult = − 5.5. |