Circumference Method Estimates Percent Body Fat in Male US Service Members with Lower Limb Loss.

Background: The Department of Defense circumference method (CM) is used to estimate percent body fat (%BF) in evaluation of health, physical fitness, appearance, and military readiness; however, the CM has not been validated in individuals with lower limb loss.

Objective: To evaluate the agreement between CM and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for measuring %BF in individuals with lower limb loss.

Design: This study is part of a larger cross-sectional comparison study, and this analysis was included as a secondary objective.