['The primary purpose of this study was to determine the impact of bone mineral content (BMC) from QDR 1000/W and DPX-L dual-energy x-ray absorptiometers (DXA(QDR) and DXA(DPX-L) on percent fat (%fat) estimates from a four-component model. A secondary purpose was to test the accuracy of %fat estimates from DXA(QDR) and DXA(DPX-L) using %fat estimates from a four-component model as the criterion.', 'Percent fat, fat mass, and fat-free mass (FFM) were determined from DXA(QDR) and DXA(DPX-L) and from a four-component model based on measures of body density from underwater weighing, body water from deuterium dilution, and BMC from DXA(QDR) (4C(QDR)) or DXA(DPX-L) (4C(DPX-L)) in young men (N = 14) and women (N = 10).', 'BMC was significantly lower using DXA(QDR) compared with DXA(DPX-L) (approximately 11%), resulting in slightly lower estimates of %fat and fat mass and slightly higher estimates of FFM from 4C(QDR) than 4C(DPX-L). Although estimates of %fat, fat mass, and FFM from DXA(QDR) and DXA(DPX-L) were not different than those from a four-component model, there was considerable individual variability between methods. Furthermore, %fat from DXA(QDR) was lower than %fat from 4C(DPX-L).'] Does impact of bone mineral estimate on percent fat estimates from a four-component model?