Heitmann reported equations for body fat in adult Danes. The author is from the Research Department of Human Nutrition in Copenhagen.
Patient selection: adult Dane from 35 to 65 years of age
Parameters:
(1) body mass index
(2) weight in kilograms
(3) age in years
fat mass in a male in kilograms =
= (0.988 * (BMI)) + (0.242 * (weight)) + (0.094 * (age)) - 30.180
fat mass in a female in kilograms =
= (0.988 * (BMI)) + (0.344 * (weight)) + (0.094 * (age)) - 30.180
