Final

Answer
Analysis of Anthropometric Data
Include the
correct units
1. Calculate % Weight Change [Note: list whether it is (+) or (-)] (1 -6.1%
pt)

(180-169) / 180 = .061 x 100 = 6.1%

2. Calculate your frame size using ratio of body height to right wrist circumference (Use 11.3 = small
Table 6.3 in the book) (1
pt)

r = H/C r = 178/ 15.8 = 11.3 small

3. Calculate Ideal Body Weight using the Hamwi method or the Miller Equation (1 150 lbs.
pt)

100lbs + (5lbs x 10”) = 150lbs

4. While they have their uses, IBW formulas are often not appropriate for all individuals. 102%
Indicate your Desirable body weight, and calculate your % desirable body weight. (1
pt)

% DBW = Current weight x 100 Desirable weight ___165____

Desirable weight

(169/ 165) / 165 = 1.024 x 100 = 102.4%

5. Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) [BMI = weight (kg)/height (m)2 ] (1 24.2
pt)

169 lbs = 76.8 kg 5’10” = 1.78 m

76.8 / 1.78^2 = 24.2

6. BMI Classification (Use table 6.6 in book) (1 pt) normal

7. Sum of Skinfolds (SS) = Sum of Triceps + Abdomen + Suprailiac skinfolds (mm) (1

pt)

30 mm + 36.3 mm + 25.3 mm = 91.6 mm 91.6 mm

8. (a). Calculate body fat (%) by skinfold measurements (Table 6.8) (2 pt)

Men: Body fat % = (0.39287 x SS) – (0.00105 x SS2) + (0.15772 x age) – 5.18845

Women: Body fat % = (0.41563 x SS) – (0.00112 x SS2) + (0.03661 x age) + 4.03653

(.41563 x 91.6) – (.00112 x 91.6^2) + (.03661 x 19) + 4.03653

38.07 – 9.4 + .69 + 4.03653 = 33.39

8a.
33.4%

8 (b). List your body fat classification (use table 6.11 in book) (1 pt) 8b.
unhealthy

9. (a) Body fat (%) determined by Tanita Scale: 9 a.

35% 35%

9 (b) List Body Fat % Classification (use Table 6.11 in book): (1 9 b.

pt) unhealthy

10. Waist circumference: Is it above or below the risk cutoffs? (Use table 6.7 in book)
Above
83.5 cm = 32.87 in <35”
Below
(1 pt)

11. Disease Risk relative to normal BMI and Waist Circumference (Use table 6.6 in low
book) increased
(1 pt) high
75th
12. Triceps Skinfold (TSF) Percentile (See Appendix M in the book) (1 pt) percentile
 TSF value from section A: 30mm

13. Calf Circumference Percentile (Compare to NHANES reference data)* (1 pt) Between 50th
and 75th
Calf Circumference value from section A: 39.2 mm percentiles

14. Midarm Circumference Percentile (MAC) (Compare to NHANES reference data)* Between 25th
(1 pt) and 50th
percentiles
Midarm Circumference value from section A: 30 mm

15. Calculate Upper Arm Muscle Area (AMA, cm2) (2 pt) 33.6 cm^2
See formula on page 233 of the Nutritional Assessment book.
NOTE: All variables must be in centimeters (TSF and MAC)

[30- ( π x 3 )]^2 / 4π = 33.6

Between 25th
16. Assess Upper-Arm muscle area using Appendix P in the book. (1 pt)
and 50th
percentiles
17. Corrected Arm Muscle Area (cAMA) in cm2 –Determine using the nomogram of 27 cm^2
Figure 7.14 in book. (This number should be less than the calculated AMA above. It
is adjusted to remove bone, nervous and vascular tissue
18. Grip Strength Assessment (see the table on Canvas for norms) (1 pt) Close to
R 70 lbs & L 60 lbs mean