Table 2

Measured and estimated values of body fat percentage (% BF)

MeasureMean±SDRange
DXA19.5±6.69.0–27.8
AC20.3±2.915.2–24.6
BIA23.7±6.49.8–29.2
3DS25.5±4.718.9–32.2
BMI-D29.1±2.725.1–33.8
  • %BF methods: DXA, AC-based estimate,5 BIA and Sun et al8 equation, BMI-D, 3DS and Harty et al9 equation.

  • AC, abdominal circumference; %BF, per cent body fat; BIA, bioelectrical impedance; BMI-D, BMI-based estimate Deurenberg et al equation; 3DS, 3D full body scan; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.