title: Percent body fat in obese white females predicted by anthropometric measurements.
abstract: The percent body fat (PBF) and 15 anthropometric measurements were measured in 221 obese white females randomly assigned to validation and cross-validation groups. Two new anthropometric equations for the prediction of the percent of body fat were generated by multiple regression. Equation 1 includes the residual lung volume (RV) as a factor and had a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.85 and a standard error of the estimate (SEE) of 3.9%. Equation 2 does not include the RV and has an r of 0.82 and an SEE of 4.3%. Both equations were more precise than two previous widely used equations. In a subgroup of 37 subjects who underwent weight loss, equation 1 gave a more precise estimate of the change in PBF. We conclude that the new equations permit a better prediction of the PBF in obese white females.
authors.affiliation: Saint Vincent Charity Hospital and Health Center, Department of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44115.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Teran
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Krey
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Steffee
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012115:Residual Volume; D015431:Weight Loss