Skin Fold Measure Body Fat Lab Report
Measuring The Percent of Body Fat by Skin Fold Measures, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Girth to Assess Associated Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Risk On a Young Adult Female Student.
Objectives
The objective of this experiment was to collect data for the skinfold calipers, BMI and body composition formulas. For the skinfold calipers, we had to measure different body sites. After the data was gathered we used this to calculate different classification we were and how the scores relate to cardiovascular diseases. The calipers are used to measure the thickness of the skin in certain places.
My hypothesis is that the greater the skin fold measures, BMI, and Waist/Hip ratios are the higher the risks of cardiovascular disease. …show more content…
For the second trial the results were chest= 21mm and 21mm, mid axillary= 22mm and 21mm, triceps= 22mm and 21mm, subscapular= 22mm and 20mm, abdomen= 38mm and 40mm, suprailiac= 24mm and 23mm, and thigh= 20mm and 21mm. The average for trial 2 summed to a total of 168. To determine the body density, I used this formula (specifically for women) called the Jackson-Pollock 7 Site Equation: Db = 1.09700 –(0.00046971*X) + (0.00000056*X2) –(.00012828*Age) where X= 168 (which is all the sites measurement added up) and my age is 19. After, I put my result into the Siri Equation which is %BFest = [(4.95/Db) – 4.5] x 100 and I plugged in my number and it gave me the final result of about 29.9% body fat. This puts me in the Fat classification for my age and gender group. Other factors that affect body composition are age, hydration, gender, race, and nutrition.
To calculate my BMI the formula was weight in kg divided by height in meters squared. My weight was 59.3 kg and my height was 152. 5cm. My result was 25.494 kg/m2. This number put me in the Overweight category for my BMI. My BMI and skinfold measurements were very similar in that I was over what was ideal and
Objectives
The objective of this experiment was to collect data for the skinfold calipers, BMI and body composition formulas. For the skinfold calipers, we had to measure different body sites. After the data was gathered we used this to calculate different classification we were and how the scores relate to cardiovascular diseases. The calipers are used to measure the thickness of the skin in certain places.
My hypothesis is that the greater the skin fold measures, BMI, and Waist/Hip ratios are the higher the risks of cardiovascular disease. …show more content…
For the second trial the results were chest= 21mm and 21mm, mid axillary= 22mm and 21mm, triceps= 22mm and 21mm, subscapular= 22mm and 20mm, abdomen= 38mm and 40mm, suprailiac= 24mm and 23mm, and thigh= 20mm and 21mm. The average for trial 2 summed to a total of 168. To determine the body density, I used this formula (specifically for women) called the Jackson-Pollock 7 Site Equation: Db = 1.09700 –(0.00046971*X) + (0.00000056*X2) –(.00012828*Age) where X= 168 (which is all the sites measurement added up) and my age is 19. After, I put my result into the Siri Equation which is %BFest = [(4.95/Db) – 4.5] x 100 and I plugged in my number and it gave me the final result of about 29.9% body fat. This puts me in the Fat classification for my age and gender group. Other factors that affect body composition are age, hydration, gender, race, and nutrition.
To calculate my BMI the formula was weight in kg divided by height in meters squared. My weight was 59.3 kg and my height was 152. 5cm. My result was 25.494 kg/m2. This number put me in the Overweight category for my BMI. My BMI and skinfold measurements were very similar in that I was over what was ideal and