Prediction of muscle mass in arms and legs based on 3D laser-based photonic body scans’ standard dimensions in a homogenous sample of young men

Reliably identifying muscle mass from external anthropometric measurements can provide valuable information about a person’s health conditions and related outcomes. A potential tool for easily predicting muscle mass is three-dimensional (3D) body scans, but accurate validation data are missing. The aim of our study was to predict skeletal muscle mass (SMM) as assessed by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) from 3D body scanner data. We aimed...