Study | Criterion Method for BF Determination | Participants | Equation for % Body Fat Prediction | r2 | SEE |
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Deurenberg et al. [28] | Underwater weighting | 749 healthy M & W, 16–83 yr. in Netherlands | −5.4 + 1.20 ● BMI + 0.23 ● age - 10.8 ● sex | 0.79 | 4.1 |
Gallagher et al. [29] | 4 compartment models using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, doubly-labled water, & underwater weighting | 706 M & W, 20–94 yr., BMI < 35 kg/m2, residing near NY city | −10.02 + 1.46 ● BMI + 0.12 ● age - 11.61 ● sex | 0.67 | 5.7 |
Gallagher et al. [30] | 4 compartment models using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, doubly-labled water, & underwater weighting | 1626 M & W, 20–97 yr., convenience sample from UK, US, and Japan | 64.5–848 ● (1/BMI) + 0.079 ● age-16.4 ● sex + 0.05 ● sex ● age + 39.0 ● sex ● (1/BMI) | 0.74 | 5.0 |
Underwater weighting | 679 M & W, 18–61 yr., from 3 US locations | −13.9 + 1.61 ● BMI + 0.13 ● age - 12.1 ● sex | 0.75 | 5.5 | |
Pasco et al. 2012 [32] | Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry | 1766 M & W, 20–74 yr., in Australia | 37.8 + 1.62 ● (BMI-mean) -16.7 ● sex - 0.06 ● (BMI-mean)2 + 0.02 ● age - 0.17● sex ● (BMI-mean) + 0.03 ● gender ● (BMI-mean) + 0.04 ● sex ● age | 0.83 | 4.1 |
Gomez-Ambrosi et al. 2012 [33] | Air displacement plethysmography | 6123 Caucasians, 18–80 yr. in Spain | −44.988 + (0.503 ● age) + (10.689 ● sex) + (3.172 ● BMI) – (0.026 ● BMI2) + (0.181 ● BMI ● sex) – (0.02 ● BMI ● age) – (0.005 ● BMI2 ● sex) + (0.00021 ● BMI2 ● age) | 0.79 | 4.7 |
Present Study | Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry | 349 healthy men and women 18–35 yr., in US Army BCT | −7.53 + 1.43 ● BMI + 0.13 ● age - 14.73 ● sex | 0.77 | 4.2 |