Table 3

Validation criteria for prediction of % body fat and fat mass

SlaughterGoranDezenberg
Correlation0.760.80.86
Accuracy98.490.383.7
Precision0.37 (p=0.4)−1.26 (p<0.0001)1.48 (p<0.0001)
  • According to all three criteria the Slaughter equation showed consistency good correlation, very high accuracy and good precision using paired t test.