The assessment of the amount of fat in the human body from measurements of skinfold thickness

Оценка количества жира в организме человека по измерениям толщины кожной складки
J. V. G. A. Durnin, Margubur Rahaman
1967-09-01
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1. Skinfold thickness and body density were measured on 105 young adult men and women and 86 adolescent boys and girls. 2. The correlation coefficients between the skinfold thicknesses, either single or multiple, and density were in the region of −0.80. 3. Regression equations were calculated to predict body fat from skinfolds with an error of about ±3.5%. 4. A table gives the percentage of the body-weight as fat from the measurement of skin-fold thickness.
Key Findings
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A reference table was provided to estimate body-weight percentage as fat from skinfold measurements.
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Regression equations predicted body fat percentage from skinfold thickness with an error of approximately ±3.5%.
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Single and multiple skinfold measurements correlated strongly with body density, with correlation coefficients around −0.80.
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Skinfold thickness and body density were measured in 105 young adults and 86 adolescents of both sexes.
Research Object

Human body fat in young adults and adolescents

Research Subject

Estimation of body-fat percentage from skinfold thickness measurements and the accuracy of this relationship

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1967-09-01
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J. V. G. A. Durnin
Margubur Rahaman
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