EQUAÇÕES PREDITIVAS PARA CALCULAR

A MASSA GORDA E MASSA MAGRA

 Equações a utilizar, após a realização da medição de pregas adiposas, para determinação da percentagem de
massa gorda e valor de massa muscular esquelética.

EQUAÇÕES DE CÁLCULO DE MASSA GORDA

EQUAÇÕES PARA ATLETAS

População-alvo / objetivo Nome Equação preditiva

Atletas masculinos, escalão sénior,

Withers (1987)(1) BD = 1.0988 − (0.0004 * Σ[T + Sb + B + Sp + Ab + FT + Ca])
de diferentes modalidades (AUS)

Atletas masculinos de nível

competitivo internacional de várias Stewart (2000)(2) FM (kg) = (331.5 * Ab) + (356.2 * FT) + (111.9 * BM) − 9108
modalidades (UK)

Atletas masculinos de futebol,

Reilly (2009)(3) FM (%) = 5.174 + (0.124 * FT) + (0.147 * Ab) + (0.196 * T) + (0.13 * Ca)
escalão sénior (UK)

Atletas masculinos e femininos,

Evans (2005)(4) FM (%) = 8.997 + (0.24658 * Σ[Ab, FT, T]) − (6.343 * Sex) − (1.998 * Race)
escalão sénior (US)

Atletas masculinos de futebol de Suarez-Arrones

FM (%) = 8.047 + (0.616 * IC) + (0.189 * T)
elite (IT) (2018)(5)
 Atletas masculinos de rugby de Zemski, Caucasian
FM (%) = BF% = 5.896 + (0.265 * T) + (0.251 * Sp) + (0.394 * Ca)
elite (AUS) (2018)(6)

Atletas masculinos de futsal, FM(%) = −0.620 + 0.159 * Σ(T,IC,Ab,FT) (mm) + 0.120 * waist girth (cm)
Giro et al (2022)(7)
escalão sénior (PT)

EQUAÇÕES GENERALISTAS

População-alvo / objetivo Nome Equação preditiva

Jackson and BD = 1.0994921 – 0.0009929*(Σ(T,IC,FT)) +

Mulheres adultas (18-55 anos)
Pollock (1980)(8) 0.00000023*( Σ(T,IC,FT))2 – 0.0001393*yrs

Peterson et al FM(%) = 22.18945 + yrs*0.06368 + IMC*0.60404 – Alt*0.14520

Mulheres adultas (18-55 anos)
(2003)(9) + Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)*0.30919 - Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)2*0.00099562

Durnin and
Mulheres 20-29 anos Womersley BD = 1.1599 − (0.0717 * log [ΣB, T, Sb, IC])
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(1974)(10)

Jackson et al BD = 1.1093800 – 0.0008267*(Σ(P,Ab,FT)) +

Homens adultos (18-61 anos)
(1978)(11) 0.0000016*( Σ(P,Ab,FT))2 – 0.0002574*yrs

Peterson et al FM(%) = 20.94878 + yrs*0.1166 - Alt*0.11666 +

Homens adultos (18-55 anos)
(2003)(9) Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)*0.42696 - Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)2*0.00159
 Durnin and
Homens 20-29 anos Womersley BD = 1.1631 − (0.0632 * log [ΣB, T, Sb, IC])
(1974)(10)

Peterson et al FM(%) = 20.94878 + yrs*0.1166 - Alt*0.11666 +

Homens adultos (18-55 anos)
(2003)(9) Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)*0.42696 - Σ(T,IC,FT,Sb)2*0.00159

Durnin and
Homens 20-29 anos Womersley BD = 1.1631 − (0.0632 * log [ΣB, T, Sb, IC])
(1974)(10)

Homens fisicamente ativos (UK) Durnin & R.

BD = 1.161 − (0.0632 * log [ΣB, T, Sb, IC])
(1967)(12)

Homens e mulheres Lohman

BD = 1.0982 − (0.000815 * Σ[T, Sb, Ab]) + (0.0000084 * Σ[T, Sb, Ab]2)
fisicamente ativos (US); (1981)(13)

Siglas:

Ab: prega abdominal (mm); B: prega bicipital (mm); BD: Densidade corporal; Ca: prega geminal (mm); FM: massa gorda;
IC: prega suprailíaca (mm); Sb: prega subescapular (mm); Sp: prega supre espinal (mm) T: prega tricipital; FT: prega
crural; yrs: idade em anos. Race: africana = 1, caucasiana = 0. Sex: mulheres = 0, homens = 1; IMC: índice massa corporal;
Alt: altura (cm). Conversão de BD para FM com as fórmulas de Siri(14) ou Brozek et al(15)
 EQUAÇÃO DE MASSA MUSCULAR

EQUAÇÕES GENERALISTAS

População-alvo / objetivo Nome Equação preditiva

Lee et al (2000) (16) SM (KG) = Ht * (0.00744 * CAG2 + 0.00088 *CTG2 +

Adultos não obesos
0.00441 *CCG2) + 2.4 *sex - 0.048*age + race + 7.8

Siglas:

Perímetros musculares (Cm) calculados com a seguinte formula: Cm = Climb – πS. sex = 0 para mulheres e 1 para homens,
race = 2.0 para asiáticos, 1.1 para africo-americanos e 0 para caucasianos e hispânicos. Ht: altura; CAG, perímetro muscular
braço; CTG, perímetro muscular coxa; CCG, perímetro muscular gémeo; Climb: perímetro membro; S: prega cutânea

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