Anthropometric fractionation of body weight

Abstract

Body weight ( W) may be predicted with an accuracy of ±2% from the sum ( CCCC) of 11 anthropometric circumferences and stature ( h). Additional measurements made on two small groups of men and women and on a large group of workmen serve to confirm the equivalence of C/K and (See PDF). The value of the constant ( k) for both men and women is 300. If D represents C/K, then D2 x h = W. Each single circumference ( c) divided by a specific constant ( k), which is a fraction of K, may be converted into a d value and into an equivalent body weight, i.e., d2 x h = d( W). In effect, body weight can be fractionated into at least 11 components which provide quantitative intraindividual and interindividual comparison of body build. Note: With the Technical Assistance of Dorothy Merritt Jones and E. Chadwick Squires Submitted on April 28, 1961