Table 3.

Percentage fat mass of the infants by anthropometric prediction equations

Prediction equation	Mean	SD	Range
Bandana et. al., 2010 [12]	33.8	12.0	15.7–55.9
Shaikh & Dilip, 2004 [13]	20.5	1.6	17.6–24.0
Goran et al., 1996 [15]	19.6	4.0	9.4–26.6
Slaughter et al., 1988 [16]	16.8	1.3	13.9–19.5
Slaughter et al., 1988 [16]
All female	20.3	1.7	17.5–23.8
White female	19.5	2.0	15.4–22.5
Black male	18.0	2.0	13.9–21.1
Brook, 1971 [18]	21.4	2.0	17.6–25.0
Yuan et al., 1987 [19]	20.6	0.9	18.5–22.5
Liu et al. [20]	16.8	1.3	13.9–19.5
Deurenberg et al., 1990 [21]
Equation 1	18.1	1.5	14.7–21.5
Equation 2	19.5	1.3	16.5–21.8
Durnin & Wormsley, 1974 [22]	25.6	1.3	23.6–27.5
Sloan et al., 1962 [23]	16.8	0.8	15.9–18.3