Body Fat Calculator

Calculate Body Fat with the browser-side formula documented on this page.

Documented formula Displayed result General-information estimate
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Body Fat Calculator

Enter values and run the tool.

Body Fat Calculator formula source

For Body Fat Calculator, the page uses the published relative fat mass equation: 64 − 20 × height/waist + 12 for the female option.

Body Fat Calculator required units

For Body Fat Calculator, use the exact units printed beside every field; the implementation performs no automatic unit detection or conversion.

Who the Body Fat Calculator estimate applies to

For Body Fat Calculator, the RFM research equation uses height, waist circumference, and sex in adults; an anthropometric estimate is not a direct body-composition measurement.

Body Fat Calculator example

Worked input: Waist (cm) = 85; Height (cm) = 170 Body Fat Calculator expected result: 24% RFM estimate To verify Body Fat Calculator, reproduce its worked example and compare the displayed or downloaded health estimate with the stated expected result. When Body Fat Calculator returns a file, open the download and inspect every affected page or image.

Body Fat Calculator limitations

For Body Fat Calculator, rFM is an estimate derived from a study population and can differ from DXA or other body-composition measurements; waist measurement technique affects the result.

Important health information

For Body Fat Calculator, the result is general information only, not a diagnosis, treatment plan, medical device output, emergency service, or substitute for individualized advice from a qualified health professional.

How your data is handled

Body Fat Calculator runs the formula operation in the current browser session. Body Fat Calculator reads and processes the supplied values in the current browser and does not submit them to an application endpoint. Browser extensions, device security and any manual sharing or download from Body Fat Calculator remain outside the tool’s control.

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Frequently asked questions

Body Fat Calculator accepts Waist (cm), Height (cm) and Sex and produces Health estimate. Supported input: Body Fat Calculator accepts Numeric form values.
Body Fat Calculator runs the formula operation in the current browser session.
For Body Fat Calculator, every displayed form field is required and numeric fields must parse to finite JavaScript numbers; For Body Fat Calculator, no general minimum or maximum numeric range is enforced; individual formulas apply only the guards described in the transformation.
Body Fat Calculator precision: the displayed numeric result is rounded to at most 2 decimal places; trailing zeroes are removed.
To verify Body Fat Calculator, reproduce its worked example and compare the displayed or downloaded health estimate with the stated expected result. When Body Fat Calculator returns a file, open the download and inspect every affected page or image.
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