This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Body fat from skinfolds (Slaughter)
Body fat percentage from triceps and subscapular or calf skinfold according to Slaughter 1988, with KiGGS percentile (8–18 years)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Body fat from skinfolds (Slaughter): What does this calculator compute?
Estimates body fat percentage from triceps and subscapular skinfolds (or triceps and calf skinfolds) according to the equations of Slaughter et al. 1988 – by sex, maturity stage and ethnicity – and classifies it against the KiGGS reference percentiles of estimated body fat percentage (8–18 years).
Body fat from skinfolds (Slaughter): Which sources is this calculator based on?
Neuhauser H, Schienkiewitz A, Schaffrath Rosario A, Dortschy R, Kurth BM; Robert Koch Institute: Reference percentiles for anthropometric measures and blood pressure from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) 2003–2006, expanded edition 2 – Chapter 6 (waist, hip, WHR, WHtR, 11–18 years) and 7 (skinfolds, body fat percentage according to Slaughter, 8–18 years) (2013); Slaughter MH, Lohman TG, Boileau RA, Horswill CA, Stillman RJ, Van Loan MD, Bemben DA: Skinfold equations for estimation of body fatness in children and youth (Hum Biol 60:709–723) (1988); Gurka MJ, Kuperminc MN, Busby MG, et al.: Assessment and correction of skinfold thickness equations in estimating body fat in children with cerebral palsy (Dev Med Child Neurol 52:e35–e41) – Table II: Slaughter equations (2010); González-Ruíz K, Medrano M, Correa-Bautista JE, et al.: Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Slaughter Skinfold-Thickness Equations, and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Estimating Body Fat Percentage in Colombian Children and Adolescents with Excess of Adiposity (Nutrients 10:1086) (2018)