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Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2014;18(6):586–590. doi: 10.1007/s12603-014-0017-3

Table 2. Skinfold thickness equations to estimate %BF.

Model	Ref. No.	Equation
Visser 4 skinfold (V)	[21]	BD = 1.0688 + 0.0212(SexA) − 0.0356log10 (Sum 4)
Durnin and Womersley (DW)	[22]
Men		BD = 1.1715 - 0.0779log10(Sum 4)
Women		BD = 1.1339 − 0.0645log10(Sum 4)
Gause-Nilsson (GN)	[23]	%BF = 36.078 + 3.917log10(Sum 4) - 5.114(SexA) + 0.384(Weight) - 0.289(Height)
Jackson and Pollock (JP)	[8,9]
Men		BD = 1.112 - 0.00043499(Sum 7) + 0.00000055(Sum 7)2 - 0.00028826(Age)
Women		BD = 1.097 - 0.00046971(Sum 7) + 0.00000056(Sum 7)2 - 0.00012828(Age)
Kwok	[24]	%BF = -27.149 + 6.137(SexB) + 1.120(BMI) + 17.308 log10(Sum 2)

%BF, body fat percentage; BD, body density (kg/m3); SexA, female=0, male=1; Sum 4, triceps + biceps + subscapular + suprailliac; Sum 2, triceps + biceps; Sum 7, chest + midaxillary + triceps + subscapular + abdomen + suprailiac + thigh; age, age in years; SexB, female=2, male=1; Weight (kg); Height (cm)