Table 1.
Author(s) (reference) | Sample population | Equation |
---|---|---|
Siri (7) | Equation based on fat-free reference body from theoretical population | (495/BD)-450 |
Lohman et al. (9) | 54 prepubescent African American and white boys and girls | (530/BD)-489 |
Schutte et al. (8) | 15 African American men, 18–32 y old | (437.4/BD)-392.8 |
Westrate and Deurenberg (12) | Derived from data of Fomon et al. (32) on 0- to 10-y-old boys and girls, from a variety of studies |
where age is in years |
Wells et al. (10) | 30 boys and girls, 8–12 y old, ethnicity not specified | (527/BD)-485 |
Bray et al. (11) | 129 African American and white boys and girls, 10–12 y old | (446/BD)-402 |
BD, body density.