Development and validation of anthropometric equations to estimate body composition in adult women

Objective: To develop anthropometric equations to predict body fat percentage (BF%) in adult women. Methods: In 151 women (aged 18-59) BF% was obtained by hydrodensitometry with simultaneous measurement of lung volumes. Body weight, height, eight- skinfold thickness (STs) and six- circumference (CIs) measurements were obtained from all participants. Subjects data were randomly divided in two groups, equation-building group (n=106) and validation...