| Study | Sample size | A: calf circ (in cm) | B: mid- thigh circ (in cm) | C: Upper thigh Circ (in cm) | |
| MSIS [7] (50th percentile) |
26 |
34.10 |
- |
51.60 | |
| Drinkwater DT [8] Embaled (left) Embaled (right) Unembaled (left) Unembaled (right) Both groups (left) Both groups (right) |
13 13 13 13 13 13 |
30.43 30.74 30.99 29.57 30.73 30.11 |
39.13 40.21 43.18 42.73 41.31 41.57 |
48.81 49.07 51.43 51.47 50.22 50.36 | |
| ANSUR [9] (Mean calculated) |
2208 |
35.23 |
- |
58.02 | |
| ANSUR II [10] (Mean calculated) |
1986 |
37.32 |
- |
61.61 | |
| Liu et al. [11] | 128 | 35.00 | 47.00 | 54.00 | |
| Dessalew et al. [12] | 16 | 23.30 | - | 36.90 | |
| Churchill et al. [13] White Black Asian |
1742 146 17 |
33.50 34.20 33.30 |
- - - |
54.60 55.20 51.50 | |
| McDowell et al. [14] All races Non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic black Mexican American | A | B |
38.40 38.40 39.60 37.30 |
52.90 52.50 58.00 52.00 |
- - - - |
| 4133 2124 612 789 | 4065 2093 888 776 | ||||
| Stirling [15] | 153 | 36.88 | - | 59.27 | |