Body Fat % From Girth Measurements Size Chart

Body Fat % from Girth Measurements

There are formula from the US Department of Defense to compute body-fat percentage using

girth measurements and height. There are different formulas for males and females. The males

require girth measures of the neck and abdominal girth. The females require girths of the neck,

waist and hip.

Using Inches

This is the formula (Hodgdon and Beckett, 1984) that was taken from the Navy website, and is

seen elsewhere on the internet. Note, all measurements are in inches (measured to the nearest 1/4

inch), including height.

males: % body fat = 86.010 x (abdomen - neck) - 70.041 x (height) + 36.76

females: % body fat = 163.205 x (waist + hip - neck) - 97.684 x (height) - 78.387

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