Prediction of body fat from conventional skinfold equations

Written by Roger Eston, University of Exeter Instructions

(For formulae refer to Chapter 1 by Eston et al. in Eston and Reilly, Vol 1 2009) Enter values into column D and c

VALUE
Age (y) 23.0
Height (m) 1.8
Mass (kg) 77.0 MALE FEMALE
Skinfold Site Density %fat FM FFM Density %fat
Durnin and Womersley, 1974 1.042 24.82 19.11 57.89 1.023 33.82
Biceps 7.0
Triceps 30.0
Subscapular 15.0
Iliac Crest 23.0
Jackson and Pollock, 1978 (Men) 1.071 12.39 9.54 67.46
Pectoral 9.5
Abdominal 20.0
Mid Thigh 14.0
Jackson et al., 1980 (Women) 1.034 28.85
Suprailium 17.0
Triceps 29.0
Mid Thigh 30.5
BMI 24.86 24.86
FFMI 21.82 16.96
FMI 3.08 7.90
Petersen et al. (2003) %fat FM FFM %fat
27.42 21.11 55.89 31.77
ues into column D and computed values will appear automatically

FM FFM
26.04 50.96

22.22 54.78

FM FFM
24.47 52.53
Date Mass FM FFM Stand FFMStand FM
8.065629 63.73437 100% 100%
7.722 63.778 100% 96%
7.175 64.575 101% 89%
6.4485 65.2015 102% 80% 130%
6.408 64.792 102% 79%
6.417 64.883 102% 80%
6.1583 65.4417 103% 76% 120%
6.352548 64.94745 102% 79%
6.175502 65.6245 103% 77% 110%
5.7662 66.4838 104% 71%
5.986397 66.2136 104% 74%
5.348603 67.3514 106% 66% 100%
5.85 67.45 106% 73%
5.348603 67.58596 106% 66%
5.644721 67.95528 107% 70% 90%
6.1172 68.4828 107% 76%
6.450733 68.54927 108% 80% 80%
7.12396 67.67604 106% 88%
7.933209 68.06679 107% 98%
7.509953 68.89005 108% 93% 70%
8.939136 67.83086 106% 111%
7.069657 69.63034 109% 88%
8.018804 68.8012 108% 99% 60%
7.568932 69.43107 109% 94%
7.359203 69.9108 110% 91% 50%
8.526455 68.68355 108% 106% 0 5
7.986445 68.52356 108% 99%
7.063205 69.5668 109% 88%
7.159266 69.24073 109% 89%
7.496191 68.76381 108% 93%
7.280154 69.15985 109% 90%
7.783365 69.01664 108% 97%
7.580727 69.53927 109% 94%
8.164882 68.93512 108% 101%
9.539945 67.46006 106% 118%
%

FFM
%
Fat Mass

%
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
 FFM

Fat Mass

40