How to calculate body fat percentage.

Add the 4 skinfold measurements together and locate this total in the left hand column below, then find the body fat % value from the appropriate sex and age columns.

Body Fat Percentages

Skinfolds	Male	Male	Male	Male	Female	Female	Female	Female
Total (mm)	16-29 yrs	30-39 yrs	40-49 yrs	50+ yrs	16-29 yrs	30-39 yrs	40-49 yrs	50+ yrs
15	5				11
20	8	12	12	13	14	17	20	21
25	11	14	15	16	17	20	22	24
30	13	16	18	19	20	22	25	27
35	15	18	20	21	22	24	26	29
40	16	19	21	23	23	26	28	30
45	18	20	23	25	25	27	30	32
50	19	22	25	27	27	28	31	33
55	20	23	26	28	28	30	32	35
60	21	24	27	29	29	31	33	36
65	22	24	28	30	30	32	34	37
70	23	25	29	32	31	33	35	38
75	24	26	30	33	32	33	36	39
80	25	27	31	34	33	34	37	40
85	26	27	32	35	34	35	38	40
90	26	28	33	36	35	36	38	41
95	27	28	34	37	36	37	39	42
100	28	29	34	37	36	37	40	43
105	28	30	35	38	37	38	40	43
110	29	30	36	39	38	39	41	44
115	29	31	36	40	38	39	42	45
120	30	31	37	40	39	40	42	45
125	31	32	38	41	40	40	43	46
130	31	32	38	42	40	41	43	46
135	32	32	39	42	41	41	44	47
140	32	33	39	43	41	42	44	47
145	33	33	40	44	42	42	45	48
150	33	34	40	44	42	43	45	48
155	33	34	41	45	43	43	45	49
160	34	34	41	45	43	44	46	49
165	34	35	42	46	44	44	46	50
170	35	35	42	46	44	44	47	50
175	35					45	47	50
180	35					45	47	51
185	36					46	48	51
190	36					46	48	52

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How to calculate body fat percentage.