Table 2.

Percent body fat prediction equations using anthropometric measurements

		r	r 2	SEE†
Model 1	Y = –9·927 + 5·902x1 + 0·392x2 + 10·869x3	0·65**	0·42	7·35
Model 2	Y = 22·129 + 6·243x1 + 0·047x2 + 13·190x3 –0·403x4 + 0·586x5	0·80**	0·64	5·90
Model 3	Y = –28·294 + 3·740x1–0·074x2 + 11·303x3 –0·169x4 + 0·079x5 + 0·671x6	0·84**	0·71	5·34

Model 1: Race, sex, age.

Model 2: Race, sex, age, height, weight.

Model 3: Race, sex, age, height, weight, waist circumference.

SEE, standard error of estimate; x1, race (1 = Asian, 2 = non-Asian); x2, age (years); x3, sex (male = 1, 2 = female); x4, height (cm); x5, weight (kg); x6, waist circumference measured at the superior border of the iliac crest (cm).

^**Significance of P < 0·001.

^†Presented as percent body fat.