Lab 2: Body Composition Flashcards
Landmark for abdomen circumference
-height of iliac crest
-usually around umbilicus
Landmark for arm circumference
-arms freely hanging with hands facing thigh
-in between acromion and olecranon
Landmark for butt/hips circumference
-standing with feet together
-maximal circumference of buttocks
Landmark for calf circumference
-feet 20 cm apart
-maximal circumference between knee and ankle
Landmark for forearm circumference
-arms freely hanging, palms anterior
-maximal circumference
Landmark for hips/thigh circumference
-standing with legs 10 cm apart
-max circumference of hip/proximal thigh just below gluteal fold
Landmark for midthigh circumference
-standing with one foot on bench so knee is 90 degrees flexed
-midway between inguinal crease and proximal border of patella
Landmark for waist circumference
-feet together
-narrowest part of torso
-above umbilicus and below xiphoid process
Waist circumference very low risk women category
-below 70 cm
Waist circumference very low risk men category
-below 80 cm
Waist circumference low risk women category
-70-89 cm
Waist circumference low risk men category
-80-99 cm
Waist circumference high risk women category
-90-110 cm
Waist circumference high risk men category
-100-120 cm
Waist circumference very high risk women category
-over 110 cm
Waist circumference very high risk men category
-over 120 cm
Abdominal skinfold site
-2 cm to right side
Tricep skinfold site
-vertical fold halfway between acromion and olecranon process
Bicep skinfold site
-anterior arm above belly of bicep 1 cm above tricep mark
Chest/pectoral skinfold site
-diagonal fold halfway between nipple and anterior axillary line
Medial calf skinfold site
-vertical fold at maximum circumference of the calf
Midaxillary skinfold site
-midaxillary line at level of xiphoid process of sternum
Subscapular skinfold site
-diagonal fold 1-2 cm below inferior angle of scapula
Suprailiac skinfold site
-diagonal fold in line with natural angle of iliac crest
