title: Using simple measures to estimate body fat percentage in college men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a prediction equation to estimate the body fat percentage of young men using simple measurements.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were 150 males, age 18 to 26 years. Self-reported lifestyle variables and measured circumferences were used to predict body fat percentage, assessed using hydrostatic weighing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final model included 7 variables. The equation had a SEE of 2.66% and a PRESS SEE of 2.82%, and accounted for 80% of the variance in the criterion, body fat percentage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The regression equation developed in this study accurately estimates body fat percentage in young men by using simple, inexpensive measures.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. tucker@byu.edu
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Greenwell
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires