Required resources
To undertake this test you will require:
- Measurement calipers
- Assistant.
Measurement sites
Take measurement from the following places:
1)
Triceps – with the arm resting comfortably at the side, take a vertical fold
parallel to the long axis of the arm midway between the shoulder and the tip of
the elbow.
2)
Subscapula – take a diagonal fold across the back, just below the shoulder blade.
3)
Biceps – with the arm resting comfortably at the side, take a vertical fold
halfway between the elbow and top of the shoulder on the front of the upper
arm.
4)
Suprailiac – take a diagonal fold following the natural line of the iliac crest,
just above the hip bone.
How to conduct the test
The method is as follows:
- Ensure that all of the skinfold measurements are located on the
right side of the body and that the measurements are taken in millimeters.
- Pick up the skinfold between the thumb and the index finger so as
to include two thickness of skin and subcutaneous fat.
- Apply the calipers about one centimeter from the fingers and at a
depth about equal to the thickness of the fold.
- Repeat the procedure three times as the measurement may vary and
record the average value.
- Add the results of each measurement to get a total value in
millimeters.
Analysis
Using the total value obtained from the four
measurements determine the percentage body fat from the table below:
|
|
Percent
of fat. Males(Age in Years)
|
Percent
of fat. Females(Age in Years)
|
||||||
|
Skinfold(mm)
|
17-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50+
|
16-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50+
|
|
15
|
4.8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10.5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
20
|
8.1
|
12.2
|
12.2
|
12.6
|
14.1
|
17.0
|
19.8
|
21.4
|
|
25
|
10.5
|
14.2
|
15.0
|
15.6
|
16.8
|
19.4
|
22.2
|
24.0
|
|
30
|
12.9
|
16.2
|
17.7
|
18.6
|
19.5
|
21.8
|
24.5
|
26.6
|
|
35
|
14.7
|
17.7
|
19.6
|
20.8
|
21.5
|
23.7
|
26.4
|
28.5
|
|
40
|
16.4
|
19.2
|
21.4
|
22.9
|
23.4
|
25.5
|
28.2
|
30.3
|
|
45
|
17.7
|
20.4
|
23.0
|
24.7
|
25.0
|
26.9
|
29.6
|
31.9
|
|
50
|
19.0
|
21.5
|
24.6
|
26.5
|
26.5
|
28.2
|
31.0
|
33.4
|
|
55
|
20.1
|
22.5
|
25.9
|
27.9
|
27.8
|
29.4
|
32.1
|
34.6
|
|
60
|
21.2
|
23.5
|
27.1
|
29.2
|
29.1
|
30.6
|
33.2
|
35.7
|
|
65
|
22.2
|
24.3
|
28.2
|
30.4
|
30.2
|
31.6
|
34.1
|
36.7
|
|
70
|
23.1
|
25.1
|
29.3
|
31.6
|
31.2
|
32.5
|
35.0
|
37.7
|
|
75
|
24.0
|
25.9
|
30.0
|
32.7
|
32.2
|
33.4
|
35.9
|
38.7
|
|
80
|
24.8
|
26.6
|
31.2
|
33.8
|
33.1
|
34.3
|
36.7
|
39.6
|
|
85
|
25.5
|
27.2
|
32.1
|
34.8
|
34.0
|
35.1
|
37.5
|
40.4
|
|
90
|
26.2
|
27.8
|
33.0
|
35.8
|
34.8
|
35.8
|
38.3
|
41.2
|
|
95
|
26.9
|
28.4
|
33.7
|
36.6
|
35.6
|
36.5
|
39.0
|
41.9
|
|
100
|
27.6
|
29.0
|
34.4
|
37.4
|
36.4
|
37.2
|
39.7
|
42.6
|
|
105
|
28.2
|
29.6
|
35.1
|
38.2
|
37.1
|
37.9
|
40.4
|
43.3
|
|
110
|
28.8
|
30.1
|
35.8
|
39.0
|
37.8
|
38.6
|
41.0
|
43.9
|
|
115
|
29.4
|
30.6
|
36.4
|
39.7
|
38.4
|
39.1
|
41.5
|
44.5
|
|
120
|
30.0
|
31.1
|
37.0
|
40.4
|
39.0
|
39.6
|
42.0
|
45.1
|
|
125
|
30.5
|
31.5
|
37.6
|
41.1
|
39.6
|
40.1
|
42.5
|
45.7
|
|
130
|
31.0
|
31.9
|
38.2
|
41.8
|
40.2
|
40.6
|
43.0
|
46.2
|
|
135
|
31.5
|
32.3
|
38.7
|
42.4
|
40.8
|
41.1
|
43.5
|
46.7
|
|
140
|
32.0
|
32.7
|
39.2
|
43.0
|
41.3
|
41.6
|
44.0
|
47.2
|
|
145
|
32.5
|
33.1
|
39.7
|
43.6
|
41.8
|
42.1
|
44.5
|
47.7
|
|
150
|
32.9
|
33.5
|
40.2
|
44.1
|
42.3
|
42.6
|
45.0
|
48.2
|
|
155
|
33.3
|
33.9
|
40.7
|
44.6
|
42.8
|
43.1
|
45.4
|
48.7
|
|
160
|
33.7
|
34.3
|
41.2
|
45.1
|
43.3
|
43.6
|
45.8
|
49.2
|
|
165
|
34.1
|
34.6
|
41.6
|
45.6
|
43.7
|
44.0
|
46.2
|
49.6
|
|
170
|
34.5
|
34.8
|
42.0
|
46.1
|
44.1
|
44.4
|
46.6
|
50.0
|
|
175
|
34.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
44.8
|
47.0
|
50.4
|
|
180
|
35.3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
45.2
|
47.4
|
50.8
|
|
185
|
35.6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
45.6
|
47.8
|
51.2
|
|
190
|
35.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
45.9
|
48.2
|
51.6
|
|
195
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
46.2
|
48.5
|
52.0
|
|
200
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
46.5
|
48.8
|
52.4
|
|
205
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
49.1
|
52.7
|
|
210
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
49.4
|
53.0
|
The
average man has 15 to 17% body fat, while the average woman is between 18 and
22%. Typical scores for elite athletes are 6% to 12% for men and 12% to 20% for
women.
Normative
data
The following table details the percentage body
fat for male and female athletes for a variety of sports.
|
Sport
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
Baseball
|
12 – 15%
|
12 – 18%
|
|
Basketball
|
6 – 12%
|
20 – 27%
|
|
Cycling
|
5 – 15%
|
15 – 20%
|
|
Field&Ice
Hockey
|
8 – 15%
|
12 – 18%
|
|
Rowing
|
6 – 14%
|
12 – 18%
|
|
Swimming
|
9 – 12%
|
14 – 24%
|
|
Track
– Runners
|
8 – 10%
|
12 – 20%
|
|
Track
– Jumpers
|
7 – 12%
|
10 – 18%
|
|
Track
– Throwers
|
14 – 20%
|
20 – 28%
|
|
Triathlon
|
5 – 12%
|
10 – 15%
|
|
Volleyball
|
11 – 14%
|
15 – 16%
|
Target
group
This test is suitable for active individuals
but not for those where the test would be contraindicated.
Reliability
Reliability would depend upon how strict the
test is conducted.
Validity
There are published tables to relate results to
potential level of fitness and the correlation is high.
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