Clinical evaluation of body fat percentage in 11,833 Japanese measured by air displacement plethysmograph.
OBJECTIVE
Body fat percentage is commonly used for assessing body composition. We investigated the body fat percentage in Japanese subjects measured by air displacement plethysmograph (ADP) termed BOD POD.


METHODS
Cross-sectional clinical investigation study.


METHODS
We used data of 11,833 Japanese subjects aged 20-79 years [body mass index (BMI): 23.2+/-3.7 kg/m2]. Body fat percentage was evaluated by BOD POD. Anthropometric parameters such as height, weight, BMI, waist circumference and hip circumference were also measured.


RESULTS
Mean values of body fat percentage measured by BOD POD were 24.5+/-6.6% in men and 31.1+/-7.1% in women, mean values were also calculated as classified into aged groups in normal weight subjects. Body fat percentage was significantly correlated with BMI and 25.1% of men and 34.6% of women corresponded to 25 kg/m2 in BMI.


CONCLUSIONS
Mean value of body fat percentage in normal weight Japanese subjects was revealed. In addition, the level of 25% in men and 35% in women corresponded to 25 kg/m2 of BMI.
Miyatake
Nobuyuki
N
Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama.
Takenami
Sumiko
S
Kawasaki
Yuriko
Y
Kunihashi
Yumiko
Y
Nishikawa
Hidetaka
H
Numata
Takeyuki
T
D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000379:methods