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  • Title: Estimation of body fat in caucasian and Polynesian women from anthropometric measurements.
    Author: Rush EC, Plank LD, Robinson SM.
    Journal: Appl Radiat Isot; 1998; 49(5-6):749-50. PubMed ID: 9569600.
    Abstract:
    Girth measurements provide a simple method for estimation of total body fat that can be used over a wide range of percentage body fat (%BF). Well-established equations for determining %BF from girth measurements were applied to 42 Caucasian and 40 Polynesian women. %BF was determined from total body water measurement using oxygen-18 dilution. The relationship between the criterion measurement of %BF and that calculated from girth measurements differed significantly between the two ethnic groups. Assessment of body fat using girth measurements should use ethnicity-specific equations.
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