Body fat assessed from total body density and its estimation from skinfold thickness: measurements on 481 men and women aged from 16 to 72 Years

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2662|32|1|77-97

ISSN: 0007-1145

Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.32, Iss.1, 1974-07, pp. : 77-97

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Abstract

1. Skinfold thicknesses at four sites – biceps, triceps, subscapular and supra-iliac – and total body density (by underwater weighing) were measured on 209 males and 272 females aged from 16 to 72 years. The fat content varied from 5 to 50% of body-weight in the men and from 10 to 61% in the women.