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Does body adiposity index evaluate percentage of body fat?

Body Composition Assessment
Author
Farzad et al.
Used Parameters : PBF

Publication Year : 2019

Country : Iran

Journal : Journal of Basic Research in Medical Science

Materials and methods: Seventy-eight males were undergone anthropometric examination. PBF was calculated by BAI and measured using InBody 3.0. Results: Significant correlation was found between BAI and PBF (r= 0.751; P< 0.001). Conclusion: PBF can be measured by BAI, which is calculating from hip circumference and height and we validated this novel index. Therefore, it can be widely used in the clinical settings.
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