Al-Gindan et al reported several equations for predicting the total adipose tissue mass (TATM) in adults. The authors are from the University of Glasgow, Columbia University and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Baton Rouge)
Patient selection: ages from 18 to 88 years; BMI from 15.9 to 40.8 kg per sq meter
Density of fat: 0.92 g/mL
Parameters:
(1) sex
(2) body weight in kilograms
(3) waist circumference in cm
(4) hip circumference in cm
(4) height in cm
(5) age in years
TATM by equation 1 for men in kilograms =
= (-0.128 * (body weight)) + (0.431 * (waist)) + (0.607 * (hip)) - 69
TATM by equation 2 for men in kilograms =
= (0.198 * (body weight)) + (0.478 * (waist)) - (0.147 * (height)) - 12.8
TATM by equation 1 for women in kilograms =
= (0.0726 * (age)) + (0.634 * (body weight)) - (0.32 * (height)) + (0.206 * (hip)) + 10.9
TATM by equation 2 for women in kilograms =
= (0.789 * (body weight)) + (0.0786 * (age)) - (0.342 * (height)) + 24.5
