TABLE 1.

Anthropometric kinfold thicknesses used in study¹

Jackson and Pollock (21, 22)
Males:
(1)
Females:
(2)
Durnin and Womersley (23)
Males:
(3)
Females:
(4)
Deurenberg et al. (24)
Males:
(5)
Females:
(6)
ALS-specific equation
(9)

¹All coefficients were rounded to 4 places. BMI in kg/m². Sex = 1 if male, 0 if female; BO = 1 if bulbar-onset, 0 if limb-onset. A, age (y); ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; BO, bulbar-onset; SFA, skinfold abdomen (mm); SFB, skinfold biceps (mm); SFC, skinfold chest (mm); SFSUB, skinfold subscapular (mm); SFSUP, skinfold supra-iliac (mm); SFT, skinfold triceps (mm); W, weight (kg); %BF, percentage body fat.