Table 2.
Demographic details of the ten study cohorts used to develop the predictive equations expressed as mean and range
| Eq. No. | Ref | Sex | N | Mean Age (range) - y | Mean Weight (range) - kg | Mean Height (range) - cm | Predictive Equations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eq1 | 19 | M | 29 | 61.0 (40–77) | 75.7 (43–133) | 169.6 (151–188) | LBM = 0.32810*W(kg)+0.33929*H(cm) – 29.53 |
| W | 27 | 60.0 (37–80) | 68.4 (45–116) | 156.3 (139–182) | LBM = 0.29569*W(kg)+0.41813*H(cm) – 43.29 | ||
| Eq2 | 20 | M | 30 | 54.5 (35–71) | 71.8 (36–122) | 170.2 (132–185) | LBM= [0.296785*W(kg)+0.194786*H(cm) – 14.01]*100/73 |
| W | 30 | 53.7 (33–84) | 64.7 (32–108) | 156.3 (144–170) | LBM = [0.183809*W(kg)+0.344547*H(cm) – 35.27]*100/73 | ||
| Eq3 | 21 | M | - | - | - | - | %BF = 1.281*[W(kg)/H(m)^2] – 10.13 |
| W | %BF = 1.48*[W(kg)/H(m)^2] – 7.0 | ||||||
| Eq4 | 22 | M | - | - | - | - | LBM = 1.10*W(kg) – 128*[W(kg)/H(cm)]^2 |
| W | LBM = 1.07*W(kg) – 148*[W(kg)/H(cm)]^2 | ||||||
| Eq5 | 15 | M | 47 | Not provided (21–72) | - | - | LBM = 0.407*W(kg)+26.7*H(m) – 19.2 |
| W | 40 | Not provided (19–68) | - | - | LBM = 0.252*W(kg)+47.3*H(m) – 48.3 | ||
| Eq6 | 23 | M | 521 | - | - | - | %BF = 1.2*BMI + 0.23*AGE(yrs) – 16.2 |
| W | 708 | %BF = 1.2*BMI + 0.23*AGE(yrs) – 5.4 | |||||
| Eq7 | 7 | M | - | - | - | - | LBM = 48+1.06*[H(cm) – 152] |
| W | 28 | 54 (29–75) | 72 (45–107) | LBM = 45.5+0.91*[H(cm) – 152] | |||
| Eq8 | 16 | M | - | - | - | - | LBM = 1.10*W(kg) – 120*[W(kg/H(cm)]^2 |
| W | LBM = 1.07*W(kg) – 148*[W(kg)/H(cm)]^2 | ||||||
| Eq9 | 24 | M | 291 | 49.2 (Not provided) | 80.2 (Not provided) | 176 (Not provided) | %BF = 48.1–848/BMI + 0.084*AGE(yrs)+39/BMI |
| W | 380 | 51.8 (Not provided) | 66.3 (Not provided) | 163 (Not provided) | %BF = 64.5–848/BMI + 0.079*AGE(yrs) | ||
| Eq10 | 25 | M | 168 | 42.1 (18–82) | 106.0 (60–217) | 177.4 (159–208) | FFM = 9270*W(kg)/(6680 + 216*BMI) |
| W | 205 | 41.2 (19–79) | 88.3 (41–196) | 164.2 (137–187) | FFM = 9270*W(kg)/(8780 + 244*BMI) |
AGE(yrs), Age in years; %BF, Percentage body fat; BMI, Body mass index; Eq, Equation; H(cm), height in cemtimeters; H(m), height in meters; LBM, Lean body masss; M, males; N, number of subjects; Ref, reference number in text; W, females; W(kg), weight in kilograms; cm, centimeters; kg, kilograms; yrs, years.