TABLES A_15A TO C. BODY FAT ESTIMATIONS FROM SKINFOLD DATA Various investigators have developed equations for Predicting the proportions of body fat by anthropometric measures of specific regions. Dumin and Womersley used four different skinfolds (Table A~15-b). Pollock, ‘Schmidt, and Jackson have prepared tables based on three sites, including thigh skinfolds (Tables A~13-b and A-15-c), Because some technicians have difficulty in obtaining consistent results with thigh skinfold measure. or Wk praia, taut vodinte Gorn tents, data also are available based on other equations that do not use this skinfold. These data are included in the following sources: Golding, L.A., Meyers, CR, Sinning, WE: Y's Way to Physical Fitness: The Complete Guide to Fitness Testing and Instruction. 3rd Bd. Champaign, IL, Human Kinetics Publishers, 1989. : Pollock, M.L., Schmidt, DH, Jackson, A.S.. Compr. Ther,, 6:12-27, 1980, Jackson, AS. and Pollock, M.L: Phys. Sportsmed., 13:76~90, 1985. . ‘fn, OO PUM Bnpnat FORGE AS ISA. EQUIVALENT FAT CONTENT, AS PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT, FOR A RANGE OF VALUES FOR THE SUM OF FOUR SKINFOLOS* skiveoiog MEN (AGE IN YEARS) WOMEN (AGE IN YEARE) {or 7-29 80-38 a0-49 «SOF 16-29 90-88 15 BIB i a TOS venom 20 ai 122 122 We an 179 25 108 142 150 158 188 184 30 12.9 182 77 186185 218 35 . 147 177 188 208 9 ats 23.7 40 18.4 18.2 244 ee9 (B84 255 45 127 204 23.0 247 25.0 2.9 30 18.0 215 248 265 285 22 55 20.1 225 259 278 (B78, 24 60 ate 235 274 eae 2st 30.8 eS 228 24.3 2B2 soa = -aa2 31.8 ; 3 70 eat 25.1 23.3 S16 ate 828 as.0 377 75 24.0 258 803 s27 0 ae Baa 359 387 80 24.8 286 812 538. 331 34.3 38,7 39.8 es 25.5 272 321 sag ado 35.1 40.4 80 262 27.8 ga. 38 9 348 35.8 42 95 268 2B.4 33.7 36 8-856 365 ata 100 278 28.0 84.4 74 364 37.2 42.8 105 28.2 236 35.1 s2 00371 87.8 4g.a 110 2a.8 80.1 38.8 330 «37.8 388 43.8 115 20.4 20.8 36.4 397 (ad 39.4 44.5 120 30.0 B11 37.0 404 88.0 33,6 45.1 125 310 315 37.8 41 338 40.1 45:7 430 31.5 31.9 58.2 ave 40.2 40.8 482 135 32.0 52.3 38.7 424 40.8 at 48.7 140, 32.5, 32.7 sa.2 4g ata 418 472 145 328 33.1 98.7 6 41a 42.1 477 150 33.3 33.5 402 441 aaa 426 a2 155 23.7 33.8 407 “48 488 43.1 487 460 244 384.3 ane 45.1 483 435 492 165 245 84.8 ans 458 437 449 438 170 Bas 34.8 420 50.0 175 35.3 50.4 180 85.6 508 185 358. 512 180 51.5 198 520 200 52.4 205 527 210 530 “Blaeps;tricepacubscapular, and eupraliae of mon and waren of alferent ogem. ‘From Durnin, VG. Womarsiey, J Be J. Nite, 9277-97, 1874, wth permission) ATSTABLE A-11E. HEIGHT-WEIGHT TABLES (METRIC UNITSI, 1993° MEN WOMEN SMALL ‘MEDIUM LARGE SMALL MEDIUM, LARGE HEIGHT FRAME FRAME FRAME HEIGHT FRAME FRAME FRAME fora) 9) eg) i) Com op i) og) 157.5 5B. 594-641 627-882 1475 454-805 495-550 S5a8—505 160) 581-018 805-650 BS6-685 150 488-514 B05-55.9 545-608 162.5 _ BOL B14-658 645-705 1528 47.9-523 81.4-873 BSS—623 465 609-637 623-673 6855-727 155 402-526 523-586 58.8-636 187.5 811 83.2-66.6 68.4-74.5 157.5 48.1850 538-600 582-650 170) 52, 645-700 87.7-76.4 160 S05-56.4 85.0-81.4. 595-068 73 83.6. 853-714 891-762, 1625 51B-57.7 564-627 68-888 175 845-685 873-727 705-800 165 532-591 §7.7-84.1 62.3-705 va 854-700 886-741 718-818 1675 545-005 521-885 838-723 180 884-714 70.0-765 732-838 170: SS8-818 05-688 850-741 18a 57.7-727 71.4773 745-858 173 57.3832 61. 63.4758 185.5 : 727-781 786.487.3178 56-145 83: 877-773 188) 745-008 782-695 178 , 60.0-85.9 64: 63.1-78.6 180.5 71-8578.2 758-627 600-918 180 814-873 65: 70.5~B0.0 193) 738-800 77.7850 E2.9-841 183 529-888 67: 71.8-81.4 indvituas, because the af lowost mereality, they era “eppropri ‘or cresting the bots appearence ‘Reprinted wlth permission from the Metropolitan Life Inurenes Company, New York) erm wes used eriginaly their 1842 to 1843 tebe, one wihes to une te in thar context. Thecs tables do not provide weights tables nthe sanse thet they are “ala terms to mining ness, opclzing ob pertrmence, AaaTABLE A—111. NOMOGAAPH FOR ESTIMATING BODY MASS INDEX oat ir = TILL OPE aaa CA Se WEIGHT HEIGHT| wae Bopy cM IN 0? MASS 140 Esco INDEX ed 130 200 Cwr/tHT?] ina BE woven Ewen us 103 90 a 1B igo OBESE ovese ae we? ————__ $0 : ssE\,, OVERWEIGHT OVERWEIGHT coe 0 seceprasie £_, ACCEPTABLE a ies 8 “iho ratio of walghtieight® emerges (rom varied epidemioiogic swies os the mest generally uselul index of relative body mass in adults, Ths namogreph facitetes uss of tis einloneig in anieal stations, Wise showing the range of weight sven as desirable in ite (Hearence studies, Ure soale expresses ralative weight 26 a continuous verebie, This method ‘Shouurages ose of cinical judgment in aterprcting "overweight and “underweight” and in ‘Secaunting for muscular are skeletal contributions ta measured mass. ‘rom &, A, Bray, 1878.1 A mornin ni OF TABLE A—11J. DESIRABLE BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN RELATION TO AGE Age (years) ig-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-65 >55 ‘Grom Commitiea on Diet and Health, Food ond Nuintion Boerd, Nowonol Besearch Counci, Olet and Heals Implications for Reducing ‘Chronia Cisease Fisk Washington, 0.C., National Academy Press, 1289, 9.584) Aas