BODY WEIGHT AND COMPOSITION

Body form variation is often interpreted in terms of weight. Weight is a global interpretation of body composition. Percent fat, relative lean tissue, and frame size are body composition components that vary in level of development and synthesize to comprise body form.


Allerheiligen, B. (1994). How to estimate body fat of college age women. Strength and Conditioning: The Professional Journal of The National Strength and Conditioning Association, 16(6), 15.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body fat


Alley, T. R. (1991). Visual detection of body weight change in young women. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 73(3, Pt1), 904-906.

ABSTRACT: Weight changes were captured in pairs of pictures of 33 women (aged 18-25 yrs). The study recruited 42 male and 58 female college students to select the picture from each pair that reflected weight loss. Results suggest that slight changes in women's weight may not have a significant perceptual effect, especially for men.

KEYWORDS: Visual perception; Body weight


Anna, M. (1993). Relationship of percent body fat to body mass indices and waist-to-hip ratio for middle aged males and females within various categories of obesity. Unpublished master's thesis, Central Michigan University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body weight; Body composition


Anonymous. (1930). The measurement of man. Minneapolis: University of Minneapolis.

ABSTRACT: Contents include the measurement of man in the mass, normal and abnormal human types, personality and physique, and the measurement of the body in childhood.

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Anthropometry


Anonymous. (1981). Body composition and somatotypes: American College of Sports Medicine 1981 convention, May 28-30, Miami. (Cassette Recording No. 81ACSM-E6). Glendale: Mobiltape.

ABSTRACT: Topic discussions include influence of somatotype on selected prediction equations of body fat, comparison of two procedures employed in measuring body density in children, size and somatotype of Olympic female athletes at Montreal.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Body composition; Somatotype


Anonymous. (1982). WIC handbook: Anthropometry measurements. Lansing, Michigan: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Administration.

ABSTRACT: This handbook is a supplement to Chapter IV of the manual developed for the EPSDT Program

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body size; Anthropometry measurement


Anonymous. (1983). Anthropometric and mass distribution characteristics of the adult female. Washington D.C.: Federal Aviation Administration.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry; Physiology


Anonymous. (1984). Anthropometric and mass distribution characteristics of the adult female. Washington, D.C.: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Medicine.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body size; Anthropometry


Anonymous. (1988). Anthropometry and mass distribution for human analogues. Yellow Springs: Anthropology Research Project.

ABSTRACT: Anthropometric and mass distribution data for use in constructing three-dimensional human analogues-mathematical models or test dummies, are presented in this report. Included here are body dimensions, joint locations, and mass distribution properties appropriate for modeling the small, mid-size, and large male aviator. The data were derived from (a) 139 body dimensions of standing and seated males obtained by traditional anthropometric methods, (b) mass distribution data for body segments obtained by stereophotographic techniques, and (c) skeletal joint centers obtained by estimation.

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Anthropometry


Anonymous. (1989). Development of height, weight, and body mass in infants from birth to age seven. St. Louis: University of Missouri-St. Louis, Parents as Teachers National Center.

ABSTRACT: Subjects include St. Louis Baby Study, child development (longitudinal studies and statistics)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Anonymous. (1989). Assessment of body weight standards in male and female army recruits. Natick, Massachusetts: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Exercise Physiology Division.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry; Body composition


Anonymous. (1992). Body composition and physical performance: Applications for the military services. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.

ABSTRACT: Included in the bibliography references: body composition and military performance, body composition and physical capacity, relationship of body size and composition to the performance of physically demanding military tasks, new approaches to body composition evaluation and some relationships to dynamic muscular strength, critique of the military's approach to body composition assessment and evaluation, etc.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition; Physical fitness; Body size


Anonymous. (1993). Recent developments in body composition analysis: methods and applications. London: Smith-Gordon.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition; Adipose Tissue; Obesity


Anonymous. (1994). Healthy weights: A new way of looking at your weight and health. Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Health.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body Mass; Body Mass Index; Health Promotion; Nutrition


Avila, A. O. V. (1984). A comparative study of three methods of determining the center of gravity of the human body. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Kinesiology


Bahhage, F. S. (1993). Growth and development of body fat distribution from skinfold measurements: Longitudinal principal components. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Skinfold thickness; Body Mass Index


Banks, N. J. (1989). Measurement of body image in the normal weight and obese female: A follow-up study. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Kansas.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Bartell, J. A. (1952). A comparison between body build and body size with respect to certain sociophysical factors among high school boys. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size; Somatotypes; Teenage boys; Body build


Barter, J. T. (1957). Estimation of the mass of body segments. Ohio: Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Anthropometry


Ben-Tovim, D. I., & Walker, M. K. (1994). The influence of age and weight on women's body attitudes as measured by the body attitudes questionnaire (BAQ). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 38(5), 477-481.

ABSTRACT: The study measured the influence of age and weight on the body-related attitudes of a community sample of 1,225 South Australian females, aged 13-65 years. Attitudes were found not to vary substantially with age. Only the Feeling Fat, Body Disparagement, and Lower Body Fatness sub-scales of the BAQ correlated with the Body Mass Index (BMI), while the effect of BMI on attitudes was independent of age. Body attitudes appear to be substantially independent of the current physical body.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body image


Beser, E., Aydemir, V., & Bozkaya, H. (1994). Body mass index and age at natural menopause. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 37(1), 40.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass index


Blyth, C. (1954). The influence of body composition and body type on basal and exercise metabolism. Doctoral Dissertation, The university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body type; Fitness; Exercise; Metabolism


Boyce, R. W. (1975). Estimation of body density and lean body weight in 25 to 37 year old females using selected anthropometric measurements. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Florida State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body density; Anthropometric measurements


Brodie, D. A., Lamb, K. L., & Roberts, K. (1988). Body composition and self-perceived health and fitness among indoor sports participants; Special issue: sport, leisure and ergonomics. Ergonomics, 31(11), 1551-1557.

ABSTRACT: The study was administered 2,938 male and 1,370 female sports participants from six cities in the UK who were asked to respond to a questionnaire on their health and fitness. Height and weight were used to calculate a body mass index (BMI). A comparison of the response category groups for BMI showed that adipository was associated with poorer perceptions of health and fitness.

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body composition


Brodowicz, G. R., Mansfield, R. A., McClung, M. R., & Althoff, S. A. (1994). Measurement of Body composition in the elderly: Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, underwater weighing, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and anthropometry. Gerontology, 40(6), 332.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition; Elderly; Antropometry


Buckbee, J. O. (1977). Categorizing bodies according to selected body measurements of width, depth, and circumference. Unpublished master's thesis, Utah State University, Logan.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing and dress measurements


Burke, G. L., Jacobs, D. R. J., Sprafka, J. M., Savage, P. J., Sidney, S., & Wagenknecht, L. E. (1990). Obesity and overweight in young adults: The CARDIA study. Preventive medicine, 19(4), 476-488.

ABSTRACT: The association of body size with age, race, sex, and education in young adults were examined in 5,115 black and white, men and women ages 18-30 years. Associations of measures of body size with age and education differed among race/sex groups. Body mass index and skinfolds increased with age among white and black men and black women, but not among white women. The association of education with obesity was negative among white women and positive among black men with no significant association noted among white men and black women.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Obesity; Height-weight ratio; Anthropometric dimensions


Carmichael, C. M., & McGue, M. (1995). A cross-sectional examination of height, weight, and body mass index in adult twins. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 50(4), B237.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body


Caruso, J. A. (1991). The predictive validity of anthropometric body density equations in lean female athletes. Unpublished master's thesis, Wake Forest University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry; Women athletes


Chen, Z. Y., & Cunnane, S. C. (1993). Weight cycling does affect body composition. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58(2), 243.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Chen, Y., Rennie, D. C., & Reeder, B. A. (1995). Age-related association between body mass index and blood pressure: The Humboldt study. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders: Journal of The International Association for The Study of Obesity, 19(11), 825.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass index; Blood pressure


Chilibeck, P. D. (1992). Effects of resistance training on bone mass and body composition in young women. Unpublished master's thesis, McMaster University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body composition; Weight training; Osteoporosis


Chong, C. K., Tseng, C. H., Tai, T. Y., & Wong, M. K. (1995). Body composition and its relationship to physical activity and anthropometric factors in Chinese adults. Journal of The Formosan Medical Association, 94(8), 481.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition; Anthropometric; Physical activity


Ciccolella, M. E. (1975). Body composition changes of obese college women during weight reduction. Unpublished master's thesis, Brigham Young University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition; Exercise; Obesity


Clark, K. M. (1995). Changes in body mass index in girls with precocious puberty. Unpublished master's thesis, Wayne State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass


Clauser, C. E. (1970). Weight, volume, and center of mass of segments of the human body. Ohio: Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Anthropometry


Coulston, A. (1962). Effects of diet and exercise on body weight and girth measurement. Unpublished master's thesis, Central Washington State College.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Diet and exercise; Body weight; Girth measurement


DeLoughery, J. L. (1990). Weight for height and body mass index reference tables for elderly individuals. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass


Duffy, N. (1992). The relationship of anthropometrics to body weight in adult subjects. Unpublished master's thesis, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry


Duke, K. W. (1980). Body composition and somatotype of mentally retarded young males. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Woman's University.

ABSTRACT: The study was designed to characterize a sample of young mentally retarded males as to body composition and somatotype. Efforts focused on determination of the effectiveness of selected anthropometric approaches to the determination of body composition from a field measurement research environment. The study uses 7 procedures which utilize anthropometric measurements to predict percent body fat were compared for predictive capability, included five girths, four widths, and eight skinfolds. Subjects were 180 retarded males in the 6 to 17 year age range. Results indicated that significant differences were evident in the predictive capabilities of the six prediction methods at each age level studied. The older subjects had greater body fat than younger subjects.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Somatotype; Body composition


El Sherbeeny, S. M. (1983). Validation of selected regression equations for predicting body density, body fat percentage, lean body weight, and body fat weight. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon, Eugene.

ABSTRACT: The study was designed to: (1) develop regression equations for predicting body density of a sample of 18-35 year old Caucasian male University, (2) compare the accuracy of selected population specific and generalized regression equations in predicting body density and body composition. The subjects consists of 81 University of Oregon Caucasian male students, age ranging from 18 to 35 years, volunteered as subjects for the study. The best combination of anthropometric measurements to predict body density was obtained by using the sum of four skinfolds (abdomen, chest, midaxillary, and calf) plus chest skinfold as independent variables. The second best equation was obtained by using the abdominal and calf skinfolds as independent variables. This equation has the advantage of simplicity and practicality. The population specific equations developed by Sloan (1967), and Katch and MeArdle (1973) were good predictors of the body density of the study sample. Two of the the generalized regression equations developed by Jackson and Pollock (1978) using either sum and sum square of seven or three skinfolds measurements plus age were good predictors of body density of the study sample. The generalized skinfold skinfold-surface area equation using K(SF) constant of .46 developed by Katch, Behnke, and Katch (1979) predicted accurately the body density of the study sample. The study found a little difference in the accuracy between generalized regression equations and population specific equations in predicting body density..

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body density; Body fat


Elston, M. D. (1981). Measurement of body size: An evaluation of indices based on anthropometric observations. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 40(2), 55A.

ABSTRACT: Anthropometric measurements, including height, weight, triceps skinfold, arm circumference, and wrist and knee breadths, were obtained from preschool children and their parents and siblings. It is concluded that weight over height squared is an appropriate measure of overweight in adults, whereas in children the use of anthropometric standards is recommended.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Obesity


Epstein, L., Wing, R. (1980). Aerobic exercise and weight. Addictive Behaviors, 5(4), 371-388.

ABSTRACT: Meta-analysis techniques were used to study the effects of aerobic walking and jogging exercises for weight loss. Results, show persons do not typically lose as much weight as predicted by exercise, and thin persons show more energy compensation than heavy persons. Comparison of the results of exercise and other forms of weight control suggests that weight losses due to exercises are quite small. It was also found that adherence to long-term programs of exercise, whether for weight loss or heart disease, is problematical.

KEYWORDS: Exercise; Aerobic; Weight


Eston, R., Evans, R., & Fu, F. (1994). Estimation of body composition in Chinese and British men by ultrasonographic assessment of segmental adipose tissue volume. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(1), 9.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Ferrando, A. A. (1991). The effect of boron supplementation on lean body mass, plasma testosterone levels and strength in male weightlifters. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Florida State University.

ABSTRACT: The effect of boron supplementation on plasma testosterone, lean body mass and strength was investigated in male weightlifters. Subjects consisted of 10 male bodybuilders (20-26 years) were given a 2.5 mg boron supplement, and 9 male bodybuilders (21-27 years) were given a placebo each day for 7 weeks. Findings show that there was a significant difference in plasma boron due to group membership. There was no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the dependent variables. The study suggests that 7 weeks of bodybuilding can increase total testosterone, lean body mass and strength in lesser-trained bodybuilders.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body mass; Testosterone


Flynn, M. A., Nolph, G. B., & Krause, G. (1995). Comparison of body composition measured by total body potassium and infrared interactance. Journal of The American College of Nutrition, 14(6), 652.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Forbes, G. B., & Brown, M. R. (1989). Energy need for weight maintenance in human beings: Effect of body size and composition. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 89(4), 499-504.

ABSTRACT: The study investigated energy requirement by determining the amount of food needed to maintain body weight in a controlled environment. 28 adolescents and adults who have varied weight and body fat content were examined. Results indicated that the energy required for weight maintenance was directly proportional to body weight.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Body lean mass; Obesity; Body fat; Body weight; Basal metabolism


Forbes, G. B. (1995). Lean Body Mass in Twins. Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental, 44(11), 1442.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass


Franklin, C. L. (1964). An experimental study of gains of body strength and size between three developing programs. Unpublished master's thesis, Stephen F. Austin State College.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size


Frisch, R. E. (1967). Variations in body weights among different populations. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Center for Population Studies, Harvard University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Ge, K., Weisell, R., Guo, X., Cheng, L., & Ma, H. (1994). The body mass index of Chinese adults in the 1980s. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 48, S148.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body


Goodrich, K. A. (1992). Relationship of mid arm circumference and weight in adults over 60. Unpublished master's thesis, Wright State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Gray, D. S., Bray, G. A., Bauer, M., Kaplan, K., Gemayel, N., Wood, R., Greenway, F., & Kirk, S. (1990). Skinfold thickness measurements in obese subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 51(4), 571-511.

ABSTRACT: The study examined the accuracy of skinfold thickness measurements in body composition assessment, skinfold thickness, bioelectrical impedance, body density by underwater weighing, and total body water by deuterium dilution. A total of 105 healthy adults who varied widely in body fatness were selected. Body fat calculated both from skinfold equations and bioelectrical impedance tended to be underestimated compared with body fat calculated from underwater weighing and total body water in the most obese subjects.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Body composition; Skin fold thickness


Haliqua, L. (1987). Determinants of bone mass in healthy premenopausal Caucasian women. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

ABSTRACT: The study investigated the relative contributions of age, body size (body mass index and lean body mass), lifetime calcium agent (OCA), smoking, alcohol, coffee, and soft-drinks on the cortical and trabecular bone tissues of the radius in a cross-sectional group of 181 women (20-49 years). Cigarette-smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption all had negative influences, especially on older subjects. This study supports the importance of adequate lifetime calcium and physical activity for the promotion and maintenance of good bone health.

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Harris, J. A., Jackson, C. M., Paterson, D. G., & Scammon, R. E. (1930). The measurement of man. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press.

ABSTRACT: Discussions include the measurement of man in the mass (J.A. Harris), normal and abnormal human types (C.M. Jackson), personality and physique (R.E. Scammon).

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Anthropometry


Hatlestad, S. (1940). The determination and measurement of body build in college women. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Iowa.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body build; women


Hellstrom, R. (1961). Body build, muscular strength, and certain circulatory factors in military personnel. Stockholm.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body build


Henderson, N. K., Price, R. I., Cole, J. H., & Gutteridge, D. H. (1995). Bone density in young women is associated with body weight and muscle strength but not dietary intakes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: The Official Journal of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 10(3), 384.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body weight; Body density; Dietary intakes


Heymsfield, S. B., Allison, D. B., Heshka, S., & Pierson, R. N. J. (1995). Assessment of human body composition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.

ABSTRACT: An overview of the 5-level model of body composition as it relates to measures of fatness; description of general concepts and techniques for estimating body composition; description of the major relevant body composition methods organized by the 5-level model; description of the measurement of adipose tissue distribution.

KEYWORDS: body-weight; measurement


Hickman, T. N. (1974). Prediction of body density in males 39 to 55 years of age. Unpublished master's thesis, Wake Forest University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Horton, M. V. (1964). An evaluation of selected weight prediction tests for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade girls. Unpublished master's thesis, Washington State University, Pullman.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight

Howell, J. E. (1965). The effect of exercise on body weight and physical fitness. Unpublished master's thesis, Arkansas State College.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body weight; Physical exercise


Hyllegard, R. (1983). A comparison of three methods for determining body composition. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Nevada, Reno.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Jurimae, T., Jagomagi, G., & Lepp, T. (1992). Body composition of university students by hydrostatic weighing and skinfold measurement. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 32(4), 387-393.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Kaemmerling, B. B. (1992). An analysis of the relationship between upper arm circumference and body weight. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body constitution


Kandt, G. K. (1991). A comparison of methods for measuring and estimating body composition administered to nine and ten year old males. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Kelly, E. L. (1992). Validation of current body composition estimation equations for men over 60 years of age. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition; Body density; Adipose tissues


Keshaviah, P. R., Nolph, K. D., Moore, H. L., & Prowant, B. (1994). Lean body mass estimation by creatinine kinetics. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 4(7), 1475.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass estimation


King, M. A. (1982). Changes in relative fat patterning and body composition with weight loss in middle-aged women. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Kitano, T., Inomoto, T., Kitano, N., & Sawada, Y. (1994). Body fat measurement of junior college women: A comparative study on three (skinfold calipers, DEXA, and impedance) methods. Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi, 49(1), 6-7.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body fat


Kopischka, L. (1969). Estimating lean body mass from anthropometric measurements. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Wyoming.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body weight


Lambson, R. B. (1987). Generalized body density prediction equations for women using simple anthropometric measurements. Bringham Young University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size


Larson, L. L. H. (1984). The relationship of upper arm circumference and body weight. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Colorado.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Leake, C. N. (1987). Body composition and body shape of trained female triathletes. Unpublished master's thesis, San Diego University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body shape; Body composition


Lee, I. M., Manson, J. E., Hennekene, C. H., & Paffenbarger, R. S. (1993). Body weight and mortality: A 27-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The Journal of The American Medical Association, 270(23), 2823.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body weight


Linberg, G. D. (1973). The validation of selected techniques for the estimation of body composition in male athletes. Unpublished master's thesis, Springfield College, Eugene, Oregon.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry


Lohman, T. G. (1992). Advances in body composition assessment. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Publishers.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body composition; Anthropometry


Loumbas, S. (1995). Comparison of body mass index between children with and without mental retardation. Unpublished master's thesis, Northern Illinois University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass


Love, P. (1990). Body composition assessment in competitive college football players: Estimations of body frame size and predictions for total body weight. Unpublished master's thesis, Georgia State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition; Body size


Mackenzie, N. D. (1991). Assessment of body composition in a select group of competitive athletes using standardized methodology: A cross-validation study. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Guelph, Canada.

ABSTRACT: Twenty-four anthropometric body composition prediction equations were cross-validated on an athletic population using standardized methodology, and body composition determined by hydrostatic weighing as the reference method. The standardized protocol developed for determining body density from hydrostatic weighing took into account both biological (e.g. prandical state, hydration status, and evacuation status) and technical (scale calibration, water temperature, number and selection of under water weighing trials) sources of variation. The anthropometric measurements used in the prediction equations for the cross-validation, included ten skinfold sites and six circumferences, all located and measured by standardized procedures.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Mance, R. E. (1982). Prediction of body density in middle-aged men using skinfolds and densitometry. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Adipose tissues


Model, J. (1992). Body composition changes in women engaging in aerobic exercise and/or low-fat, ab [i.e. ad] libitum intake. Unpublished master's thesis, Colorado State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition; Exercise-physiological aspects


Nichols, D. L., Sanborn, C. F., Bonnick, S. L., & Gench, B. (1995). Relationship of regional body composition to bone mineral density in college females. Medicine and Science in Sports and exercise, 27(2), 178.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Norgan, N. G. (1994). Population differences in body composition in relation to the body mass index. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 48(3), S10-S27.

This study examines the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and body composition in different population groups where low BMIs might be expected to occur and assesses the extent to which BMIs are influenced by size and shape. Low BMI approximates to low weight, fat mass and fat-free mass. There are differences in the relationships of BMI to body composition.

KEYWORDS: Body composition; Body weight; Body fat; Body size


Oppliger, R. A., & Cassady, S. L. (1994). Body composition assessment in women: Special considerations for athletes. Sport Medicine, 17(6), 353.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Pasquali, R., Casimirri, F., Morselli Labate, A. M., & Tortelli, O. (1994). Body weight, fat distribution and the menopausal status in women. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders: Journal of The International Association for The Study of Obesity, 18(9), 614.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body weight; Body distribution


Patterson, C. H. (1989). A comparison of body fat and height-weight measurements in United States air force personnel. Unpublished master's thesis, California State University, Fresno.

ABSTRACT: Hydrostatic weighing was conducted to determine how the percentage body fat of 53 adults would compare to their height-weight status. The subjects, 36 males and 17 females, were enlisted personnel on active duty in the United States Air Force. All had been deemed "overweight" for height by Air Force standards and were assigned to a weight-reduction program. Findings demonstrate the fallacy in attempting to estimate body composition on the basis of height-weight measurements alone.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body fat


Patterson, C. (1989). A comparison of body fat and height-weight measurements in United States air force personnel. Unpublished master's thesis, California State University, Fresno.

ABSTRACT: Hydrostatic weighing was conducted to determine how the percentage body fat of 53 adults would compare to their height-weight status. The subjects, 36 males and 17 females, were enlisted personnel on active duty in the United States Air Force. All had been deemed "overweight" for height by Air Force standards and were assigned to a weight-reduction program. Findings demonstrate the fallacy in attempting to estimate body composition on the basis of height-weight measurements alone.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body fat


Popkin, B. M., Paeratakul, S., Ge, K., & Fengying, Z. (1995). Body weight patterns among the Chinese: Results from the 1989 and 1991 China health and nutrition surveys. American Journal of Public Health, 85(5), 690.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; body weight


Redmond, R. A. (1991). Effects of strength training on muscle mass and musculoskeletal injury in middle aged and older men. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland College Park.

ABSTRACT: An investigation of the effects of strength training on strength, muscle cross sectional area and injury in middle aged and older men were administered among 22 sedentary male subjects between the ages of 50 and 69 years volunteered to either a training (N=15) or control (N=7) group. These results indicate that older men can safely participate in a strength training program intense enough to promote a substantial increase in strength and muscle hypertrophy. A strength training program will allow older men to exercise at the same absolute or same relative workload after training with a reduced risk of disrupting musculoskeletal tissue.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Training; Elderly


Reed, M. (1995). The weight of the body. Rochester, New York: Visual Studies Workshop Press.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Reichardt, S. (1970). Fluctuations in lean body mass content during weight change. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Rizzo, C. G. (1977). Prediction of lean body mass in young girls from skinfold thickness and body weight. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Body composition; Body weight


Rogosheske, V. M. C. (1989). Comparison of low and high-mileage female runners aged 18-43 with respect to body composition and incidence of menstrual dysfunction. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

ABSTRACT: Hydrostatic body fat tests and training and menstrual history questionnaires were administered to 101 female runners. They were divided into a low-training-mileage (LM) group and a high-training-mileage (HM) group. No difference in incidence of amenorrhea were found between groups or when the subjects were regrouped according to body density. When regrouped according to menstrual history, runners who exhibited menstrual irregularity before training had a higher incidence of amenorrhea than runners who exhibited regular menstrual cycles before training.

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Rohaus, D. F. (1991). The relationship of body composition and nutritional intake to menstrual irregularities in female runners. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Rombach, T. R. (1985). A comparison of three methods for estimating body composition in obese and non-obese subjects. Unpublished master's thesis, Central Michigan University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition; Obesity


Romejko, L. (1989). A somatographic analysis of young and older women bases on the reference woman. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas woman's university.

ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to determine if there was a difference among Reference Woman's somatogram of the 1940's and the somatograms of young and older women currently residing in Texas. The somatographic measurements were collected during the fall and spring on volunteer females age 20-24 years and older women 50-55 years. ... (abridged)

KEYWORDS: Body Type; Young and old women


Roubenoff, R., & Wilson, P. W. F. (1993). Advantage of knee height over height as an index of stature in expression of body composition in adults. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 57(5), 609.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Roubenoff, R., Dallal, G. E., & Wilson, P. W. F. (1995). Predicting body fatness: The body mass index vs estimation by bioelectrical impedance. American Journal of Public Health, 85(5), 726.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body fatness; The body mass index


Rutishauser, I. H. E., Pasco, J. A., & Wheeler, C. E. (1995). The influence of body build on estimates of body composition from anthropometric measurements in premenopausal women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 49(4), 248.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body build; Body composition; Anthropometric measurements


Rutishauser, I. E. H., Pasco, J. C., & Wheeler, C. E. (1995). The influence of body build on estimates of body composition from anthropometric measurements in premenopausal women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 49(4), 248-255.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of body build on the bias and limits of agreement for estimates of body fat obtained from anthropometric prediction equations when compared with the same data obtained by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Ninety-one premenopausal women, aged between 20 and 54 years, were chosen to represent a range of skeletal body build and body fatness. A DEXA measurement of total body fat, fat free soft tissue and total body bone mineral mass was obtained within 2 weeks of the anthrometric assessment. Results suggest that the comparability and precision of body fat estimates derived from age- and/or sex-specific anthropometric prediction equations based on skinfolds and BMI, but not impedance, can be improved by adjusting for differences in BMI and umbilical circumference respectively.

KEYWORDS: Body build; Body composition; Anthropometric measurement


Saito, H., & Tamura, T. (1983). Fat distribution in Japanese women: Part 2: fat thickness of extremities and classification of fat distribution of whole body. The Annuals of Physiological Anthropology-Seiri Jinruigaku Kenyukai Kaishi, 13(4), 183.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Fat distribution


Sanchez, C. L., & Jacobson, H. N. (1978). Anthropometry measurements: A new type. American Journal Clinical Nutrition, 31(7), 1116-1117.

ABSTRACT: A new device for anthropometric measurement in the office and field. Model 731A portable is an ultra-sound machine for measurement of body fat. The device opens a whole new area of nutritional assessment.

KEYWORDS: Body type; Anthropometric measurements; Physical measurements; Nutritional assessment; Body measurement


Schultz, B. A. (1973). A comparative study between pelvic width and speed of performing a lateral weight change for males and females. Unpublished master's thesis, Glassboro State College.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Human mechanics


Sergi, G., Perini, P., Bussolotto, M., Zurlo, F., Malvasi, L., Carraro, R., Del Prato, S., Giantin, V., & Enz, G. (1993). Body composition study in the elderly: Comparison between tritium dilution method and dual photon absorptiometry. Journal of Gerontology, 48(6), M244-M248.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition; Elderly Anthropometry


Simopoulus, A. P. (1986). Obesity and body weight standards. Annual Review of Public Health, 7, 481-492.

ABSTRACT: A review highlights various standards (weight/height ratio, skinfold thickness, frame size) used for measures of body fat and obesity, and discusses data derived from the national HES and HANES surveys, clinical studies, the Metropolitan Life weight-for-height tables, and recommendations of a 1982 NIH-CDC workshop for body weight standards that reflect morbidity and mortality. It is concluded that until further studies define the range of body weight for least morbidity and longest survival, the recommended weight ranges provided by the 1959 Metropolitan Life table appears to be an appropriate reference standard.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Obesity; Height-weight ratio; Body weight; Morbidity; Mortality


Spiva, H. R. (1990). The use of the body mass index as an absolute and categorical estimation of adiposity. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Texas, Austin.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body mass; Adipose tissues; Obesity


Stepke, T. (1989). Effects of repeated weight loss on body composition. Unpublished master's thesis, Wayne State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


Strickland, S. S., & Ulijaszek, S. J. (1994). Body mass index, aging and differential reported morbidity in rural Sarawak. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 47(1), 9.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass index; Aging


Stroh, S. (1995). Methods to determine body composition. Ernahrungs-Umschau, 42(3), 88.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Thies, T. J. (1989). Estimation of body density using girth and diameter measurements in an obese female population. Unpublished master's thesis, Kearney State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry


Van-Marken Lichtenbelt, W. D., Westerterp, K. R., & Wouters, L. (1994). Measurement of body composition. The British Journal of Nutrition, 72(4), 491.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body composition


Varrela, J. (1984). Effects of X and Y chromosomes on body size and shape: Anthropometric studies of 45 X females, 46 XY females, 46 XX males, 47 XXY males, and 47 XYY males. Helsinki: Suomen Hammaslaakariseura.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry


Walden, O., & DeWorth, J. (1988). Body size of Black women who suffered a hip fracture. Journal of Nutrition for The Elderly, 7(4), 3-8.

ABSTRACT: Black females, recruited from University of Alabama Hospitals and whose fractures were the result of motor vehicle accidents or were secondary to radiation therapy, were measured for their weight and height. These measurements were compared to data for black women age 50-74 who participated in the First Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES I). Results indicate that Black females with fractured cases weighed 36.6 pounds less than Black women who participated in HANES I.

KEYWORDS: Body size; Bone fractures; Hips


Walton, C., Lees, B., Crook, D., Worthington, M., Godsland, I. F., & Stevenson, J. C. (1995). Body fat distribution, rather than overall adiposity, influences serum lipids and lipoproteins in healthy men independently of age. The American Journal of Medicine, 99(5), 459.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body fat distribution


Wang, J., Thornton, J. C., Russell, M., Burastero, S., & Heymsfield, S. (1994). Asians have lower body mass index (BMI) but higher percent body fat than do whites: Comparisons of anthropometric measurements. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 60(1), 23.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body; Body mass index; Anthropometry


Wesinnger, N. P. (1670). Prediction of lean body weight through anthropometric assessment in college women. Unpublished master's thesis, University of California.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight


White, J. E. (1983). Prediction of body composition in college football players. Unpublished master's thesis, Northeast Missouri State University.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body composition


Willis, S. R. (1989). The effect of fat loss on body weight, body circumferences and subcutaneous fat of adult women. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Western Ontario.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Adipose tissues


Wilmore, J. H. (1992). Body weight standards and athletic performance. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.

ABSTRACT: The whole issue of weight standards (in athletics), the relationship of weight and body composition to physical performance, the validity of setting weight standards for sport, the importance of body composition in establishing weight standards of sport.

KEYWORDS: body weight; athletic performance


Yuhasz, M. S. (1962). The effects of sports training on body fat in man with predictions of optimal body weight. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body weight; Adipose tissue; Anthropometry; Physiological aspects


Zamboni, M., Armellini, F., Milani, M., De Marchi, M., & Todesco, T. (1992). Body fat distribution in pre- and post- menopausal women: metabolic and anthropometric variables and their interrelationships. International Journal of Obesity, 16(7), 495.

ABSTRACT: (None)

KEYWORDS: Body fat; Pre- & post-menopausal women