Table 1.
Adiposity Estimating Equations
| Name of Equation/Anthropometric Measurement | Equation/ Units |
|---|---|
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | Weight (kg)/ [height (m)]2 |
| Rohrer index | Weight (kg)/ [height (m)]3 |
| Equation by Larsson et al | Female: BF%= [−24.18 + 1.181 x (weight (kg) / height (m))] / weight (kg) x 100% |
| Male: BF%= [−30.84 + 1.120 x (weight (kg) /height (m))] / weight (kg) x 100% | |
| Equation by Gallagher et al (2000) | BF%= 64.5–848 x (1/BMI) + 0.079 x age (yrs) −16.4 x sex* + 0.05 x sex x age (yrs) + 39.0 x sex x (1/BMI) |
| Equation by Deurenberg et al (1991) | BF%= 1.2 x BMI + 0.23 x age (yrs) −10.8 x sex* − 5.4 |
| University of Navarra Clinic-Body Fat Estimator (CUN-BAE) index | BF%=−44.988+(0.503×age (yrs)) + (10.689×sex#)+(3.172×BMI) − (0.026×BMI2) + (0.181×BMI×sex) − (0.02×BMI×age (yrs)) − (0.005×BMI2×sex)+(0.00021×BMI2×age (yrs)) |
| Equation Córdoba for Estimation of Body Fat (ECORE-BF) | BF%=−97.102 + (0.123 x age (yrs)) + (11.900 x sex#) + (35.959 x (LnBMI)) |
| Body Surface Index (BSI) | BSI = Weight (kg) / √ BSA |
| BSA: weight (kg)0.425 x height (cm)0.725 x 0.007184 | |
| Normalized weight-adjusted index (NWAI) | [(weight (kg)/10) – (10 x height (m)) + 10] |
| Equation by Deurenberg et al (1998) | BF% = 1.294 x BMI + 0.20 x age (yrs) – 11.4 x sex* – 8.0 |
| Equation by Heo et al (2013) | Female: BF%= [−17.6 + 1.72 x (weight (kg)/height (m)2)]/ weight (kg) x 100% |
| Male: BF%= [−24.0 + 1.77 x (weight (kg)/height (m)2)]/ weight (kg) x 100% | |
| Equation by Heitmann et al (1990) | Female: BF% = [0.988 x BMI + 0.344 x weight (kg) + 0.094 x age (yrs) – 30.180]/weight (kg) x 100% |
| Male: BF% = [0.988 x BMI + 0.242 x weight (kg) + 0.094 x age (yrs) – 30.180]/weight (kg) x 100% | |
| Equation by Gallagher et al (1996) | BF% = 1.46 x BMI + 0.12 x age (yrs) – 11.61 x sex* – 10.02 |
| Equation by Visser et al (1994) (uses Siri’s equation for BF%) | BD = 0.0226 x sex* – 0.0022 x BMI + 1.0605 |
| BF% = (4.95/BD – 4.50) x 100% | |
| Equation by Noppa et al (1979) | BF% = [1.52 x BMI – 17.8]/weight (kg) x 100% |
| Equation by Deurenberg et al (1989) | Female: BF% = 0.672 x BMI + 26.6 |
| Male: BF% = 0.835 x BMI + 10.2 |
Notes: *Sex = 1 for males, 0 for females. #Sex = 0 for male, 1 for female.
Abbreviations: BD, body density; BF%, body fat percentage; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; BSI, body surface index.