Description

Molina-Luque et al reported the Equation Cordoba for estimation of body fat (ECORE-BF). The authors are from the University of Cordoba and institutions on the Balearic Islands.


Patient selection: 18 to 65 years of age, living on the Balearic Islands

 

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) sex

(3) body mass index (BMI)

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

age

 

0.123 * (age)

sex

male

0

 

female

11.9

body mass index

 

35.959 * LN(BMI)

 

percent body fat =

= SUM(points for the 3 parameters) - 97.102


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