JSSM 2003 - 2, SUPPLEMENTUM 3, Table 5

Table 5. Examples of body composition methods.

Category

Equation

Reference method

Reference

Type I property-based methods	Fat = 0.65 x BW - 0.21 x Ht + 14.1	Anthropometry
	FFM = 0.85 x Ht²/Z + 3.04	Bioimpedance analysis
	SM = 18.9 x Cre + 4.1	24-h urinary creatinine excretion	(Lukaski et al., 1985)
			(Wang et al., 1996)
Type II property-based methods	Fat = 4.95 x BV - 4.50 x BW	Hydrodensitometry	(Behnke et al., 1942)
	FFM = 5.50 x BW - 4.95 x BV	Hydrodensitometry
Type I component-based methods	Protein = 0.335 x TBW - 2.53	Tracer dilution	(Beddoe and Hill, 1985)
Type II component-based methods	Protein = 6.25 x TBN	Prompt- IVNA gg	(Cunningham, 1994)
	FFM = 1.37 x TBW	Tracer dilution	(Pace and Rathbun, 1945)
	BCM = 213 x TBK	Whole-body ⁴⁰K counting	(Modlesky et al., 1996)
	Fat = 1.30 x TBC - 4.45 x TBN - 0.06 x TBCa	Prompt-gg IVNA and inelastic neutron scattering	(Kehayias et al., 1991)

Abbreviation: BW, body weight; Ht, height; FFM, fat-free body mass; Z, electrical impedance; SM, skeletal muscle; Cre, 24-h urinary creatinine excretion; BV, body volume; TBW, total body water; TB, total body; BCM, body cell mass; IVNA, in vivo neutron activation (Modified from Pace and Rathbun, 1945; Heymsfield et al., 1997).