Department of Defense
Body fat Estimation

Measurements

Neck: Measure the circumference of the neck, just below the Adam's Apple in inches with a tape measure made of cloth or plastic, rather than metal, to best conform to the neck's contours. The tape should be perpendicular to the long axis of the neck.

Waist: Measure the circumference of the waist at navel level in inches. The tape should be parallel to the ground.

Height: Measure the height in inches while the subject is barefoot or in socks.

Determining Body Fat Percent: Subtract the neck measurement from the waist measurement. Enter the table with this number ("Meas") and height to find the estimated body fat percentage.

Male Percent Body Fat Chart
Meas = waist - neck (inches)
Meas	Height (in)
	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76
14.5	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5
15.0	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6
15.5	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7
16.0	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9
16.5	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10
17.0	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11
17.5	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12
18.0	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
18.5	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14
19.0	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15
19.5	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16
20.0	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17
20.5	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18
21.0	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19
21.5	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20
22.0	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20
22.5	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21
23.0	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22
23.5	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	23	23
24.0	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24
24.5	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25
25.0	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25
25.5	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26
26.0	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27
26.5	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27
27.0	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28
27.5	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29
28.0	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29
28.5	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30
29.0	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31
29.5	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31
30.0	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32

Body Composition

Losing Weight