title: Clinical evaluation of body fat percentage in 11,833 Japanese measured by air displacement plethysmograph.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Okayama Southern Institute of Health, Okayama.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyatake
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takenami
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kunihashi
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
mesh_terms: 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