Total Body Volume in Females: Validation of a Theoretical Model

Document Type

Article

Authors

Patty Freedson, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Stanley Sady, The University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Victor Katch, The University of Michigani, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Herbert Reynolds, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Barbara Campaigne, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Abstract

The validity of a previously published model for calculating segmental and total body volume was investigated in 57 females (X age = 24.9 years). The model calculated total body volume correlated r = .96 with actual total body volume. For segmental extremity volumes validity coefficients ranges from r = .52 (forearm) to r = .88 (calf), (SEE = ± 6.4 to 14.5 percent of the mean). Significant mean differences (p < .01) were present between actual and calculated extremity volumes (except for upper arm). A significant difference (p < .01) for the regression of calculated versus criterion total body volume was found between males and females suggesting sexual dimorphism in segment shapes and volumes.

Recommended Citation

Freedson, Patty; Sady, Stanley; Katch, Victor; Reynolds, Herbert; and Campaigne, Barbara (1979) "Total Body Volume in Females: Validation of a Theoretical Model," Human Biology: Vol. 51: Iss. 4, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol51/iss4/6