Estimation of body fat in caucasian and Polynesian women from anthropometric measurements.
Girth measurements provide a simple method for estimation of total body fat that can be used over a wide range of percentage body fat (%BF). Well-established equations for determining %BF from girth measurements were applied to 42 Caucasian and 40 Polynesian women. %BF was determined from total body water measurement using oxygen-18 dilution. The relationship between the criterion measurement of %BF and that calculated from girth measurements differed significantly between the two ethnic groups. Assessment of body fat using girth measurements should use ethnicity-specific equations.
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Department of Applied Science, Auckland Institute of Technology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Plank
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Robinson
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001823:Body Composition; D001824:Body Constitution; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011114:Polynesia / Q000208:ethnology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D044465:White People