The utility of generalized girth and skinfold equations to predict body composition in women runners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19458558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dixie L Thompson (0000-0001-9944-0206, University of Virginia, corresponding author), David B Snead (University of Virginia), Arthur Weltman (0000-0002-0125-3769, University of Virginia) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 283-290 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.1310050306 |
| PMID | 28548414 |
| OpenAlex | W2033880274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Although generalized equations to predict body composition exist, the validity of these equations when applied to a homogeneous group of athletic women is uncertain. Sixty‐five women runners (age = 28.3 ± 6.4 yrs; ht = 166.8 ± 6.2 cm; wt = 58.9 ± 6.6 kg; body density (D b ) = 1.047 ± 0.009 g · cc −1 ; percentage body fat (%BF) = 22.1 ± 3.7%; V̇O 2 max = 56.0 ± 5.3 ml/kg · min −1 ; training volume = 45.8 ± 16.0 km · wk −1 ) were used to cross‐validate the Jackson, Pollock, and Ward (1980) generalized quadratic skinfold equations (JPW) and the Tran and Weltman (1989) generalized girth equation (TW). Additionally, the average of TW and the JPW quadratic skinfold equations were calculated and compared to hydrostatic weighing (HW). None of the JPW equations nor the TW equation accurately predicted D b ( P 2 /N] 1/2 ) for predicting %BF ranged from 6.6% to 3.9%. The TW equation underestimated body density (1.041 ± 0.008) with a correlation of r = 0.54 and a SE of 4.2%. When the results of the JPW sum of 4 skinfolds (or the sum of 7 skinfolds) was averaged with TW, no significant mean differences in D b or %BF were observed and the standard errors were 2.7%. Additionally, a population specific equation was derived using skinfolds and girths (n = 40) and was shown to accurately predict body density in a cross‐validation sample of women runners (n = 25). This equation yielded a correlation of r = 0.72 and a SE = 2.7%. It was concluded that the combination of skinfold and girth techniques is superior to either method alone when predicting body composition in women runners. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Body weight · Combinatorics · Girth (graph theory) · Skinfold thickness · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies · Mathematics · Medicine · Philosophy · Sports Performance and Training · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |