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    This document provides instructions for measuring body fat percentage at various sites on the body. It lists measurement sites including the chest, triceps, subscapular, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, thigh, biceps, and calf. For each site, it specifies the anatomical landmarks to use and whether to use a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal skin fold.

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    This document provides instructions for measuring body fat percentage at various sites on the body. It lists measurement sites including the chest, triceps, subscapular, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, thigh, biceps, and calf. For each site, it specifies the anatomical landmarks to use and whether to use a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal skin fold.

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    This document provides instructions for measuring body fat percentage at various sites on the body. It lists measurement sites including the chest, triceps, subscapular, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, thigh, biceps, and calf. For each site, it specifies the anatomical landmarks to use and whether to use a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal skin fold.

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    This document provides instructions for measuring body fat percentage at various sites on the body. It lists measurement sites including the chest, triceps, subscapular, midaxillary, suprailiac, abdominal, thigh, biceps, and calf. For each site, it specifies the anatomical landmarks to use and whether to use a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal skin fold.

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    Triceps

    Chest

    Diagonal fold
    Vertical fold

    Men: one-half the distance between


    the anterior axillary line (crease of the
    underarm) and the nipple

    Posterior midline of the upper arm


    Halfway between the acromion
    (shoulder) and olecranon processes
    (elbow)

    Women: one-third of the distance


    between the anterior axillary line and the
    nipple

    Arm held freely to the side of the


    body

    Midaxillary

    Subscapular

    Diagonal fold

    Vertical or Horizontal fold


    Midaxillary line at the level of the
    xiphoid process of the sternum

    1 to 2 cm below the inferior angle of


    the scapula

    Suprailiac

    Abdominal

    Diagonal fold
    Anterior axillary line (modern
    technique)

    Vertical (modern technique)


    o

    2 cm or 1" to the right side of

    immediately superior to the


    iliac crest

    in line with the natural angle


    of the iliac crest taken

    the umbilicus
    Horizontal fold (traditional)
    o

    2 cm to the right side of the


    umbilicus

    Mid-axillary line (traditional


    technique)
    o

    Superior to the iliac crest

    Thigh

    Other Sites
    Biceps

    Vertical fold

    Anterior aspect of the arm over the


    belly of the biceps muscle

    1 cm above the level used to mark


    the triceps site

    Calf

    Vertical fold
    Anterior midline of the thigh
    Midway between the proximal
    border of the patella (upper knee) and the
    inguinal crease (hip)

    Vertical fold

    maximum circumference of calf on


    the midline of medial border

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