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Comparative Study
. 1998 May-Jun;49(5-6):749-50.
doi: 10.1016/s0969-8043(97)00210-8.

Estimation of body fat in caucasian and Polynesian women from anthropometric measurements

E C Rush  1 , L D Plank, S M Robinson
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Comparative Study

Estimation of body fat in caucasian and Polynesian women from anthropometric measurements

E C Rush et al. Appl Radiat Isot. 1998 May-Jun.

Abstract

Girth measurements provide a simple method for estimation of total body fat that can be used over a wide range of percentage body fat (%BF). Well-established equations for determining %BF from girth measurements were applied to 42 Caucasian and 40 Polynesian women. %BF was determined from total body water measurement using oxygen-18 dilution. The relationship between the criterion measurement of %BF and that calculated from girth measurements differed significantly between the two ethnic groups. Assessment of body fat using girth measurements should use ethnicity-specific equations.

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