title: Estimation of total body fat from potassium-40 content.
abstract: On the assumption that the potassium content of the lean body mass is constant, it should be possible to estimate fat content in living man from a measurement of potassium-40 activity in the whole-body scintillation counter. A series of such measurements on children and young adults shows good correlations with skin-fold thickness and weight/height ratio as indices of fatness.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D065927:Waist-Height Ratio
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium
keywords: ADIPOSE TISSUE; POTASSIUM/metabolism