Anthropometric Method for Determining “Masked Obesity” in the Young Japanese Female Population

Table 1

The fundamental categories for obesity, masked obesity, standard, and leanness [3].

Category	%BF		BMI
Obesity	%BF ≥ 30%	And	BMI ≥ 25 kg/m^2
Masked; obesity	%BF ≥ 30%	And	BMI < 25 kg/m^2
Standard	17% < %BF < 30%	And	18.5 kg/m^2 < BMI < 25 kg/m^2
Leanness	%BF < 30%	And	BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m^2

BMI: body mass index (wieght/height², kg/m²)
%BF: the percentage of body fat using by bioelectrical impedance, hydrostatic weighing, and skinfold measurement.