Sandhu et al reported equations for predicting the fat mass for a young Indian adult. The authors are from Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, India.
Patient selection: young Indian adult from 20 to 29 years of age
Parameters:
(1) sex
(2) height in meters
(3) weight in kilograms
(4) skinfold thickness (SFT) in mm: biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac
sum of the 4 skinfold thicknesses =
= SUM(SFT biceps, SFT triceps, SFT subscapular, SFT suprailiac)
fat mass in kilograms for a male =
= (0.317 * (weight)) - (15.161 * (height)) + (9.536 * LOG10(sum 4 SFTs)) + 8.46
fat mass in kilograms for a female =
= (0.33 * (weight)) + (3.436 * (height)) + (7.656 * LOG10(sum 4 SFTs)) - 20.22
where:
• The paper states "log" without specification. LOG10 assumed based on data in Table 2.
percent body fat =
= (fat mass) / (body weight) * 100%
