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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hum Biol. 2016 Jul 15;28(6):918–926. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22892

Table 5. Regression equations for each abdominal region of interest.

Region of Interest Model 2 Model 3
L2-L4 fat (%) 14.355+0.915*SFF 7.018+0.428*BMI+0.793*SFF
L2-IC fat (%) 14.213+0.925*SFF 7.027+0.419*BMI+0.806*SFF
Trunk fat (%) 19.798+0.693*SFF 10.395+0.548*BMI+0.539*SFF

L2, lumbar spine vertebrae 2; L4 lumbar spine vertebrae 4; IC, iliac crest; SFF, Spine Fat Fraction; BMI, body mass index