{"id":106857,"date":"2022-12-23T22:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T22:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/23\/anthropometrics-lab-calculations-body-mass-index-bmi-method-1-bmi-kg-m2\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T22:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T22:37:24","slug":"anthropometrics-lab-calculations-body-mass-index-bmi-method-1-bmi-kg-m2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/23\/anthropometrics-lab-calculations-body-mass-index-bmi-method-1-bmi-kg-m2\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTHROPOMETRICS LAB CALCULATIONS Body Mass Index (BMI) Method 1: BMI = kg\/m2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANTHROPOMETRICS LAB<\/p>\n<p> CALCULATIONS<\/p>\n<p> Body Mass Index (BMI)<\/p>\n<p> Method 1:<\/p>\n<p> BMI = kg\/m2<\/p>\n<p> Method 2:<\/p>\n<p> BMI = (703 x pounds)\/ Inches2<\/p>\n<p> NOTE:<\/p>\n<p> Convert weight in pounds (lb) to kilograms (kg), using the following conversions:<\/p>\n<p> Weight (lb) \/ 2.2 = Weight (kg)<\/p>\n<p> Convert height in inches (in) to meters (m), using one of the following conversions:<\/p>\n<p> Height (in) x 0.0254 = Height (m)<\/p>\n<p> Height (in) \/ 39.37 = Height (m)<\/p>\n<p> Make sure to square meters (m2)!<\/p>\n<p> Waist-to-Hip Ratio = Waistline measurement (in) \/ Hip measurement (in)<\/p>\n<p> Frame Size<\/p>\n<p> Method 1: Height-to-Wrist Ratio<\/p>\n<p> r = Height (cm) \/ Wrist circumference (cm)<\/p>\n<p> NOTE:<\/p>\n<p> Convert height in inches (in) to centimeters (cm), using the following conversion:<\/p>\n<p> Height (in) x 2.54 = Height (cm)<\/p>\n<p> Method 2: Height and Elbow Breadth <\/p>\n<p> See lab manual<\/p>\n<p> Percent Fat (% Fat)<\/p>\n<p> Method 1: Skinfold Measurements<\/p>\n<p> Female = Suprailium (mm) + Thigh (mm) + Triceps (mm)<\/p>\n<p> Male = Abdomen (mm) + Chest (mm) + Thigh (mm)<\/p>\n<p> Method 2: Body Fat Analyzer (aka, Bioelectric Impedance Method)<\/p>\n<p> See lab manual<\/p>\n<p> Ideal Body Weight<\/p>\n<p> Method 1:<\/p>\n<p> Fat Weight (FW) = Current Body Weight (CBW) x % Fat<\/p>\n<p> Lean Body Mass (LBM) = CBW \u2013 FW<\/p>\n<p> Ideal Body Weight (IBW) = LBM \/ (1.0 \u2013 IPF)<\/p>\n<p> NOTE:<\/p>\n<p> Ideal Percent Fat (IPF) can be found in Table 6 in the Appendix<\/p>\n<p> Method 2: Hamwi Formula (based on medium-framed individuals)<\/p>\n<p> Female:<\/p>\n<p> 100 lb (5\u2019) \u2013 5 lb (for each inch under 5\u2019)*<\/p>\n<p> 100 lb (5\u2019) + 5 lb (for each inch over 5\u2019)<\/p>\n<p> Male:<\/p>\n<p> 106 lb (5\u2019) \u2013 6 lb (for each inch under 5\u2019)*<\/p>\n<p> 106 lb (5\u2019) + 6 lb (for each inch over 5\u2019)<\/p>\n<p> NOTE: Add 10% for large frame and subtract 10% for small frame<\/p>\n<p> * Subtract only if you are under 5 foot tall.<\/p>\n<p> Percent Ideal Body Weight (% IBW) = (CBW \/ IBW) x 100% <\/p>\n<p> Midarm Muscle Circumference (cm) = Midarm circumference (cm) \u2013 [0.314 x triceps fatfold (mm)]<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANTHROPOMETRICS LAB CALCULATIONS Body Mass Index (BMI) Method 1: BMI = kg\/m2 Method 2: BMI = (703 x pounds)\/ Inches2 NOTE: Convert weight in pounds (lb) to kilograms (kg), using the following conversions: Weight (lb) \/ 2.2 = Weight (kg) Convert height in inches (in) to meters (m), using one of the following conversions: Height [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-106857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-paper-writing","tag-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}