Provider: Ingenta Connect Database: Ingenta Connect Content: application/x-research-info-systems TY - ABST AU - Tucker, Larry A. AU - Greenwell, Scott D. TI - Using Simple Measures to Estimate Body Fat Percentage in College Men JO - American Journal of Health Behavior PY - 2001-09-01T00:00:00/// VL - 25 IS - 5 SP - 460 EP - 467 N2 - Objective: To develop a prediction equation to estimate the body fat percentage of young men using simple measurements. Methods: Subjects were 150 males, age 18 to 26 years. Self-reported lifestyle variables and measured circumferences were used to predict body fat percentage, assessed using hydrostatic weighing. Results: The final model included 7 variables. The equation had a SEE of 2.66% and a PRESS SEE of 2.82%, and accounted for 80% of the variance in the criterion, body fat percentage. Conclusions: The regression equation developed in this study accurately estimates body fat percentage in young men by using simple, inexpensive measures. UR - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2001/00000025/00000005/art00003 M3 - doi:10.5993/AJHB.25.5.3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.25.5.3 ER -