biostudies-literatureUnknown23(9)Yang HI<h4>Objective</h4>To propose a new anthropometric index that can be employed to better predict percent body fat (PBF) among young adults and to compare with current anthropometric indices.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional.<h4>Setting</h4>All measurements were taken in a controlled laboratory setting in Seoul (South Korea), between 1 December 2015 and 30 June 2016.<h4>Participants</h4>Eighty-seven young adults (18-35 years) who underwent dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used for analysis. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to develop a body fat index (BFI) using simple demographic and anthropometric information. Correlations of DXA measured PBF (DXA_PBF) with previously developed anthropometric indices and the BFI were analysed. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyPublic health nutrition1507-1514https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10200519biostudies-literatureA new anthropometric index to predict percent body fat in young adults.PMC10200519Cho WAhn KYJeon JYShin SCLee EYLee DHYoo SPark YIKim JHYang HISpence JCfalseA new anthropometric index to predict percent body fat in young adults.<h4>Objective</h4>To propose a new anthropometric index that can be employed to better predict percent body fat (PBF) among young adults and to compare with current anthropometric indices.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional.<h4>Setting</h4>All measurements were taken in a controlled laboratory setting in Seoul (South Korea), between 1 December 2015 and 30 June 2016.<h4>Participants</h4>Eighty-seven young adults (18-35 years) who underwent dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used for analysis. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to develop a body fat index (BFI) using simple demographic and anthropometric information. Correlations of DXA measured PBF (DXA_PBF) with previously developed anthropometric indices and the BFI were analysed. Receiver operating characteristic curve analy2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Jun2025-05-31T23:14:17.921Z2025-05-31T23:14:17.921ZS-EPMC102005193217271010.1017/s136898001900419110.1017/S1368980019004191