title: [Ultrasonic determination of subcutaneous adipose tissue and body fat].
abstract: We measured with the ultrasonic reflexion method the breadth of the subcutaneous adipose tissue at the following anatomical sites: subscapulare, triceps and on the lateral margin of the m. pectoralis on the chest. The percentual body fat can be calculated from the formula: % body fat = 22 - log / 2 - sum of the breadths on the three sites / -20.5 If we measure also the breadth on the abdominal point the % body fat is 22 - log / 1.5 - sum on the four sites / -20.5. The so calculated numerical results are with the skinfold measurements in best correlation.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D008722:Methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ultraschall-Echolotbestimmung des Unterhaut-Fettgewebes und des Körperfettes