TABLE 1.
Anthropometric equations used to predict the body density or the percentage of body fat in athletes with unilateral lower limb amputation.
| References | Abbreviation | Anthropometric equation |
| Forsyth and Sinning, 1973 | Eq_Fs2 | BD = 1.1103 – (0.00168 ⋅ SS) – (0.00127 ⋅ AB) |
| Forsyth and Sinning, 1973 | Eq_Fs4 | BD = 1.10647 – (0.00162 ⋅ SS) – (0.00144 ⋅ AB) – (0.00077 ⋅ TR) + (0.00071 ⋅ AX) |
| Thorland et al., 1984 | Eq_Th3 | BD = 1.1136 – [0.00154 ⋅ (TR + SS + AX)] + [0.00000516 ⋅ (TR + SS + AX)2] |
| Thorland et al., 1984 | Eq_Th7 | BD = 1.1091 – [0.00052 ⋅ (TR + SS + AX + SI + AB + TH + CA)] + + [0.00000032 ⋅ (TR + SS + AX + SI + AB + TH + CA)2] |
| White et al., 1980 | Eq_Whi | BD = 1.0958 – (0.00088 ⋅ SI) – (0.0006 ⋅ TH) |
| Evans et al., 2005 | Eq_Ev3 | %FM = 8.997 + [0.24658 ⋅ (TR + SI + TH)] – (6.343 ⋅ Sex) – (1.998 ⋅ Race) |
| Evans et al., 2005 | Eq_Ev7 | %FM = 10.566 + [0.12077 ⋅ (TR + SI + TH + SS + AX + CH + AB)] – (8.057 ⋅ Sex) – (2.545 ⋅ Race) |
| Oliver et al., 2012 | Eq_Oli | %FM = 3.53 + [0.132 ⋅ (TR + SI + TH + SS + AX + CH + AB)] |
| Reilly et al., 2009 | Eq_Rei | %FM = 5.174 + (0.124 ⋅ CH) + (0.147 ⋅ AB) + (0.196 ⋅ TR) + (0.13 ⋅ CA) |
| Durnin and Womersley, 1974 | Eq_DWg | BD = 1.1765 – [0.0744 ⋅ log10 (BI + TR + SS + SI)] |
| Katch and McArdle, 1973 | Eq_KMc | BD = 1.09665 – (0.00103 ⋅ TR) – (0.00056 ⋅SS) – (0.00054 ⋅ AB) |
| Nagamine and Suzuki, 1964 | Eq_NaS | BD = 1.0913 – [0.00116 ⋅ (TR + SS)] |
| Pollock et al., 1976 | Eq_Pol | BD = 1.09716 – (0.00065 ⋅ CH) – (0.00055 ⋅ SS) – (0.0008 ⋅TH) |
| Sloan, 1967 | Eq_Slo | BD = 1.1043 – (0.001327 ⋅ TH) – (0.00131 ⋅SS) |
| Wilmore and Behnke, 1970 | Eq_WiB | BD = 1.08543 – (0.000886 ⋅ AB) – (0.0004 ⋅ TH) |
| Ball et al., 2004 | Eq_Bal | %FM = 0.465 + [0.18 ⋅ (CH + AX + TR + SS + AB + SI + TH)] – – [0.0002406 ⋅ (CH + AX + TR + SS + AB + SI + TH)2] + (0.06619 ⋅ age) |
| Eston et al., 2005 | Eq_Est | %FM = [0.12 ⋅ (BI + TR + SS + SI)] + [0.36 ⋅ (TH + CA)] + 1.61 |
| O’Connor et al., 2010 | Eq_Oco | %FM = [0.272 ⋅ (TR + SI + TH)] – [0.0005 ⋅ (TR + SI + TH)] + 4.972 |
BD, body density; %FM, percentage of body fat; SS, subscapular; AB, abdominal; TR, triceps; AX, axilla; SI, suprailiac; TH, thigh; CA, calf; CH, chest; BI, biceps; Sex, male = 1 and female = 0; Race, black = 1 and white = 0.