ESTIMATION OF BODY-FAT IN CAUCASIAN AND POLYNESIAN WOMEN FROM ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS

Authors
RUSH EC PLANK LD ROBINSON SM
Citation
Ec. Rush et al., ESTIMATION OF BODY-FAT IN CAUCASIAN AND POLYNESIAN WOMEN FROM ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, Applied radiation and isotopes, 49(5-6), 1998, pp. 749-750
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
749 - 750
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1998)49:5-6<749:EOBICA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Girth measurements provide a simple method for estimation of total bod y fat that can be used over a wide range of percentage body fat (%BF). Well-established equations for determining %BF from girth measurement s were applied to 42 Caucasian and 40 Polynesian women. %BF was determ ined from total body water measurement using oxygen-is dilution. The r elationship between the criterion measurement of %BF and that calculat ed from girth measurements differed significantly between the two ethn ic groups. Assessment of body fat using girth measurements should use ethnicity-specific equations. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All right s reserved.