Calculations that use girth measurements primarily to identify obesity related health risk include. Younger women 17 26 years body fat abdominal circumference x 134 thigh circumference x 208 forearm circumference x 431 196. Beneath the skin is a layer of subcutaneous fat and the percentage of total body fat can be measured by taking the girth measurements at selected points on the body with a measuring tape. Measuring body fatpercentage is an easy method of discovering correct body weight and composition. Skinfold measurements have been used to estimate body fat for over 50 years skinfold calipers measure the thickness of your subcutaneous fat the fat underneath the skin at certain body. Using metric measurements cm this is believed to be the metric version of the navy body fat formula.
Body fat 163205 x log10waist hip neck 97684 x log10height 78387. These measurements can be used on their own to identify changes in the size of a particular part of the body or as part of specific mathematical equations used in health and fitness. Active younger women 17 26 years body fat abdominal circumference x 134 thigh circumference x 208 forearm circumference x 431 226. Predicting body fat from girth. Waist girth greater than 102 cm men and greater than 88 cm women waist to hip ratio greater than 095 men and greater than 086 women. Note all measurements are in centimeters to the nearest 05 cm including height.