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. 2024 May 13;15:1372331. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1372331

Table 1.

Body measures assessed in the present review, classified as anthropometric or body composition indicators.

Anthropometric Body composition
Indicator Method Indicator Method(s)

  • Body mass index (BMI)

  • Height and weight (self-reported or measured)

  • Percent body fat (%BF)

  • Application of multi-site skinfold measurements to equations

  • Regional skinfold thickness

  • Calipers

  • Fat mass (FM)

  • Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

  • Regional circumference

  • Measuring tape

  • Fat-free mass (FFM)

  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or spectroscopy (BIS)

  • Lean body mass (LBM)

  • Fat-free mass index (FFMI)