Prediction of percentage body fat in rural Thai population using simple anthropometric measurements

• Main Authors: Chatlert Pongchaiyakul, Vongsvat Kosulwat, Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Somsri Charoenkiatkul, Kaewjai Thepsuthammarat, Malinee Laopaiboon, Tuan V. Nguyen, Rajata Rajatanavin
• Other Authors: Khon Kaen University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/16247
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objective: To develop and validate sex-specific equations for predicting percentage body fat (%BF) in rural Thai population, based on BMI and anthropometric measurements. Research Methods and Procedures: %BF (DXA; GE Lunar Corp., Madison, WI) was measured in 181 men and 255 women who were healthy an...