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Skinfold Body Fat Calculator

3-site Jackson-Pollock method for body fat estimation.

Jackson-Pollock 3-Site

Males: chest, abdomen, thigh. Females: tricep, suprailiac, thigh. Body density calculated from sum of skinfolds and age. Body fat from Siri equation: %BF = (495/BD) − 450. Accuracy ±3.5% compared to DEXA. Take measurements on the right side, average 2–3 readings per site.