title: Correlation between body mass index and percent body fat of trained body builders.
abstract: For 109 young male body builders the correlation for the Quetelet measure of Body Mass Index with percent fat was .43, suggesting the Body Mass Index is a very weak estimate of percent body fat for a group who engage in vigorous resistance training.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA. BHJ52@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Bert H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Brady
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Redus
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013008:Somatotypes; D013177:Sports