Using simple measures to estimate body fat percentage in college men.
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.
Tucker
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Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. tucker@byu.edu
Greenwell
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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