Hudda et al reported an equation for estimating body fat mass in children and adolescents. The authors are from University of London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Zayed Universtiy and Keele University.
Patient selection: age 4 to 15 years of age
Parameters:
(1) height in meters
(2) weight in kilograms
(3) race or ethnicity
(4) age in years
(5) sex
Parameter
Finding
Points
height in meters
0.3073 * ((height)^2)
weight
(-10.0155 / (weight)) + (0.004571 * (weight))
race or ethnicity
Black
0.01408
south Asian
-0.06509
other Asian
-0.02624
other
-0.01745
White
0
age
(0.6488 * (SQRT(age))) - (0.918 * LN(age))
sex
female
0
male
0.04723
score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters) + 2.8055
fat mass in kilograms =
= (body weight) - EXP(score)
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