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KMID : 0388120020110020150
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Journal of Korean Society for the Study of Obesity
2002 Volume.11 No. 2 p.150 ~ p.157
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Predicting Body Fat by Anthropometry in Obese Korean Women
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Shim Kyung-Won
Kim Ji-Yeun
Seo Hi-Sun
Lee Hong-Soo
Lee Sang-Wha
Kang Jee-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background : This study was conducted to develop a regression equation that accurately estimates body fat percentage using relatively easy and inexpensive method in adult obese Korean women.
Method : Data were collected among 500 obese Korean women visiting obesity clinic in Ewha woman’s university Mokdong hospital, Seoul, Korea. Height, weight, and circumferences at ten body sites (neck, chest, waist, hip, thigh, calf, ankle, arm, forearm, wrist) were measured s well as total body bioelectrical impedance.
Results :The full regression equation estimates body fat percentage included six variables : BMI, forearm circumference, height, hip circumference, thigh circumference. This equation accounted for 66.1% of the variance in body weight measured by bioelectrical impedance, and their standard error of estimate was 2.86%.
Conclusion : For the obese Korean women in this study, circumference measurements provided a s relatively good estimation of body fat percentage.
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KEYWORD
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Body fat, Predictive equations, Anthropometry, Bioelectrical impedence
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