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. 2012 Nov 20;11(3):398–408. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12013

Table 7.

The optimal power of height in the ratio of weight to height for assessing body composition

Optimal power of height 95% confidence interval
Total lean mass −1.60 (−1.91, −1.29)
Total lean mass, % of total body mass 1.74 (0.80, 2.68)
Muscle mass −0.92 (−1.35, −0.49)
Muscle mass, % of total lean mass 0.39 (−0.79, 1.56)
Total fat mass 1.14 (0.61, 1.68)
Total fat mass, % of total body mass. 1.71 (0.83, 2.60)