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Table 3 Validation of methods of predicting % body fat compared to HW

From: Percent body fat estimations in college men using field and laboratory methods: A three-compartment model approach

Method

% fat ( x ¯ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=xc9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaaeqabiWaaaGcbaGafmiEaGNbaebaaaa@2D66@ ± SD)

Slope

Intercept

CE

r

SEE

TE

HW

15.8 ± 4.7

      

Circumference equations

MC

13.6 ± 4.1

0.88

3.85

2.16*

0.78

3.00

3.7

 

NAF

13.4 ± 4.9

0.71

6.24

2.34*

0.74

3.20

4.1†

 

A

14.3 ± 4.4

0.77

4.76

1.43

0.73

3.23

3.6

 

Friedl

14.4 ± 4.7

0.74

5.12

1.33

0.75

3.15

3.5

  1. * Represents significance (p < 0.0125), † Represents an unacceptable TE (TE > 4.0% BF)
  2. CE = Constant error, TE = Total error, SEE = Standard error of estimate, r = Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
  3. HW = Hydrostatic weighing [4], %fat = [(4.57/body density) - 4.142] × 100
  4. MC – Marine Corps [18], %fat = (0.740 × abdominal circumference in cm) - (1.249 × neck circumference in cm) + 0.985
  5. NAF – Navy and Air Force [21], % fat = [(4.95/body density) - 4.5] × 100
  6. NAF [20], body density = [0.155 × log (height in cm)] - [0.191 × log (abdominal - neck circumference in cm)] + 1.032
  7. Army [19], %fat = [76.5 × log (abdominal - neck circumference in cm)] - [68.7 × log (height in cm)] + 43.7
  8. Friedl [8], %fat = [0.771 × (abdominal - neck circumference in cm)] - (0.132 × height in cm) + 4.29