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How To Check Body Fat Percentage At Home?

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Posted on Mon, 4 Nov 2024
Question: How to check body fat percentage at home? What is the significance of this percentage for a male human body?
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Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You can use this formula.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You can get an approximate value by using the formula.
Body fat % = –44.988 + (0.503 * age) + (10.689 * gender) + (3.172 * BMI) – (0.026 * BMI2) + (0.181 * BMI * gender) – (0.02 * BMI * age) – (0.005 * BMI2 * gender) + (0.00021 * BMI2 * age) note- gender 1 for male and 0 for female.
However accurate assessment may require sophisticated scanning techniques.
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (3 hours later)
What is BMI2?
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Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (3 days later)
Brief Answer:
BMI square

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is BMI square. BMI*BMI
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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How To Check Body Fat Percentage At Home?

Brief Answer: You can use this formula. Detailed Answer: Hi, You can get an approximate value by using the formula. Body fat % = –44.988 + (0.503 * age) + (10.689 * gender) + (3.172 * BMI) – (0.026 * BMI2) + (0.181 * BMI * gender) – (0.02 * BMI * age) – (0.005 * BMI2 * gender) + (0.00021 * BMI2 * age) note- gender 1 for male and 0 for female. However accurate assessment may require sophisticated scanning techniques. Thanks