Table 5

Field-based fitness tests used to assess body composition

Fitness test battery (country)
Fitness qualityFitness testEUROFIT (EU)FITNESSGRAM (USA)PCHF (USA)PCPF (USA)AAUTB (USA)YMCAYFT (USA)NYPFP (USA)HRFT (USA)Physical Best (USA)IPFT (USA)CAHPER-FPT II (CAN)CPAFLA (CAN)NFTP-PRC (CHIN)NZFT (NZ)AFEA (AUS)
Anthropometric indicesHeight and weight········
Waist circumference·
Hip circumference·
Waist-to-hip ratio·
Waist-to-height ratio
Body mass index·····
Skin fold thickness········
  • Organisational abbreviations given in table 1.

  • EU, Europe; CAN, Canada; CHIN, China; NZ, New Zealand; AUS, Australia.