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How To Check Body Fat Percentage At Home? What Is
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Question: How to check body fat percentage at home? What is the significance of this percentage for a male human body?
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
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
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What is BMI2?
Brief Answer:
BMI square
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is BMI square. BMI*BMI
BMI square
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is BMI square. BMI*BMI
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