7
PERCENTAGE OF BODY FAT - MALES / FEMALES
sum of 4
average skinfolds
mm
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180
185
190
195
200
205
210
SUBSCAPULAR
Below the tip of the inferior angle of the scapular, at an angle of 45 degrees to vertical (back, just under the
shoulder blade).
Mark the point just under the shoulder blade halfway between the spine and side. When taking the measure-
ment, the skinfold caliper should be orientated at 45 degrees.
BACK
SHOULDER
BLADE
17-29
males / females
males / females
4.8 / 10.5
8.1 / 14.1
10.5 / 16.8
12.9 / 19.5
14.7 / 21.5
16.4 / 23.4
17.7 / 25.0
19.0 / 26.5
20.1 / 27.8
21.2 / 29.1
22.2 / 30.2
23.1 / 31.2
24.0 / 32.2
24.8 / 33.1
25.5 / 34.0
26.2 / 34.8
26.9 / 35.6
27.6 / 36.4
28.2 / 37.1
28.8 / 37.8
29.4 / 38.4
30.0 / 39.0
30.5 / 39.6
31.0 / 40.2
31.5 / 40.8
32.0 / 41.3
32.5 / 41.8
32.9 / 42.3
33.3 / 42.8
33.7 / 43.3
34.1 / 43.7
34.5 / 44.1
34.9 / -
35.3 / -
35.6 / -
35.9 / -
- / -
- / -
- / -
- / -
AGES
30-39
males / females
- / -
12.2 / 17.0
12.2 / 19.8
14.2 / 19.4
15.0 / 22.2
16.2 / 21.8
17.7 / 24.5
17.7 / 23.7
19.6 / 26.4
19.2 / 25.5
21.4 / 28.2
20.4 / 26.9
23.0 / 29.6
21.5 / 28.2
24.6 / 31.0
22.5 / 29.4
25.9 / 32.1
23.5 / 30.6
27.1 / 33.2
24.3 / 31.6
28.2 / 34.1
25.1 / 32.5
29.3 / 35.0
25.9 / 33.4
30.3 / 35.9
26.6 / 34.3
31.2 / 36.7
27.2 / 35.1
32.1 / 37.5
27.8 / 35.8
33.0 / 38.3
28.4 / 36.5
33.7 / 39.0
29.0 / 37.2
34.4 / 39.7
29.6 / 37.9
35.1 / 40.4
30.1 / 38.6
25.8 / 41.0
30.6 / 39.1
36.4 / 41.5
31.1 / 39.6
37.0 / 42.0
31.5 /40.1
37.6 / 42.5
31.9 / 40.6
38.2 / 43.0
32.3 / 41.1
38.7 / 43.5
32.7 / 41.6
39.2 / 44.0
33.1 / 42.1
39.7 / 44.5
33.5 / 42.6
40.2 / 45.0
33.9 / 43.1
40.7 / 45.5
34.3 / 43.6
41.2 / 45.8
34.6 / 44.0
41.6 / 46.2
34.8 / 44.4
42.0 / 46.6
- / 44.8
- / 45.2
- / 45.6
- / 45.9
- / 46.2
- / 46.5
- / -
- / -
ENGLISH
40-49
males / females
- / -
12.6 / 21.4
15.6 / 24.0
18.6 / 26.0
20.8 / 28.5
22.9 / 30.3
24.7 / 31.9
26.5 / 33.4
27.9 / 34.6
29.2 / 35.7
30.4 / 36.7
31.6 / 37.7
32.7 / 38.7
33.8 / 39.6
24.8 / 40.4
25.8 / 41.2
36.6 / 41.9
37.4 / 42.6
38.2 / 43.3
39.0 / 43.9
39.7 / 44.5
40.4 / 45.1
41.1 / 45.7
41.8 / 46.2
42.5 / 46.7
43.0 / 47.2
43.6 / 47.7
44.1 / 48.2
44.6 / 48.7
45.1 / 49.2
45.6 / 49.6
46.1 / 50.0
- / 47.0
- / 47.4
- / 47.8
- / 48.2
- / 48.5
- / 48.8
- / 49.1
- / 49.4
50+
- / -
- / 50.4
- / 50.8
- / 51.2
- / 51.6
- / 52.0
- / 52.4
- / 52.7
- / 53.0