Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Reliability And Validity Of The Body Caliper To Evaluate Body Composition, Gregory L. Stalker
Reliability And Validity Of The Body Caliper To Evaluate Body Composition, Gregory L. Stalker
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The Body Caliper is a relatively new model of skin–fold caliper (approximately 13 years old) whose reliability and validity has yet to be investigated on an adult population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Body Caliper as an instrument and method for evaluating body composition in adults. One hundred adults (62 men, 38 women) aged 18 to 60 years participated in this cross–sectional study. Skin–fold measurements were taken with the Body Caliper using the YMCA protocol, and body density was calculated by the Jackson & Pollock sum–of–3 equations for men and …