Skin fold thickness
Skin-fold thickness and reproducibility of the skin-roll test: Vågå study
... of skin-fold thickness [2, 4], so that also the asymme- try can be ...the skin-roll test findings are rather reproducible, but any formal testing of reproducibility has not previously been ...
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Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Early Pregnancy: Is Abdominal Skin Fold Thickness 20 mm or More an Independent Risk Predictor?
... Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is associated with several maternal and perinatal complications. Early detection and treatment can im- prove pregnancy outcomes. Objectives: To determine the prevalence, ...
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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with triceps skin fold thickness and body fat percentage but not with body mass index or waist circumference in Han Chinese
... From the physiological point of view, it is not the de- gree of excess weight (as is measured by, for example BMI and WC), but the degree of body fatness acted as the risk factor. Evidence has been reported that ...
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Relationship between body mass index and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance analysis and skin fold thickness, in a group of sri lankan adolescents: A cross sectional study
... skinfold thickness and waist circumference to assess overweight and obesity, identified a significant correlation between BMI and skin fold thickness (P < ...
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Skin-fold thickness and race performance in male mountain ultra-marathoners
... selected skin-fold thicknesses at the lower limb and running performance and between thickness of skin-fold and ...of skin-fold thicknesses with total race time in 25 male ...
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Comparing the use of body mass index (BMI) and triceps skin fold thickness (SFT) in determining the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among primary school pupils in Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi state, South East Nigeria
... World Health Organisation and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts define obesity as BMI equal to or greater than 95th percentile, overweight as BMI between 85th percentile to less than 95th ...
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INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCENT BODY FAT DERIVED FROM SKIN FOLD THICKNESS & SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
... Skinfold thickness is a useful indicator of body-fat. Skinfold thickness along with percent body fat is useful indicators of ...skinfold thickness and sub-scapular skinfold ...skinfold ...
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Assessment of body composition in Sri Lankan children: validation of a skin fold thickness equation
... Design, setting and method A cross-sectional descriptive study was done at the University Paediatric Unit of Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo. Data were collected from 5 to 15 year old healthy children. Triceps, biceps, ...
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RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF GARCINIA CAPLETS IN OBESE SUBJECTS
... The results were analyzed statistically for BMI by between the group analysis using Unpaired ‘’t’’ test. Skin fold thickness in obese subjects as compared to the respective baseline values, by ...
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Assessment of Nutritional Status in Cirrhosis and Its Impact on Complications
... fat thickness, which is approximately 50% of body’s adipose ...Triceps skin fold thickness (TSFT) or sub scapular fold thickness is measured as a surrogate marker of subcutaneous ...
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ROLE OF ASHWAGANDHA TAIL ABHYANGA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KARSHYA .......
... EFFECT ON SFC: In group A increase in Skin fold thickness was 6.16% while in group B 2.55%. Results in group A was highly sig- nificant where in group B also result were more significant. The data ...
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Body fat indices for identifying risk of hypertension in Indian children
... Results: In this study 2000 children were participated. More hypertensives are seen in 10 to 12 years(62) and 16 to 18 years(31).Increased weight correlated with hypertension. Study indicates waist circumference is ...
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Fat to fit – an Asian obesity management program and the Malaysian case study
... Abstract: Fat to Fit was a 3-month weight loss program initiated for an Asian obesity management program. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of physical activity and changes of body size and body ...
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Effect of Bhastrika Pranayama on Abdominal Obesity in Men & Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
... LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED SFT Skin Fold Thickness W/H Ratio Waist Hip Ratio BMI Body Mass Index SBP Systolic Blood Pressure DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure PR Pulse Rate HR Heart Rate RR R[r] ...
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Study of obesity and hypertension in adolescents and their relationship with anthropometric indices
... Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Medical College and Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra, India and data was collected from ...
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No association of skin-fold thicknesses and training with race performance in male ultra- endurance runners in a 24-hour run
... of skin-fold thicknesses and training with race performance in male ultra-endurance runners in a 24-hour ...calf skin-fold thickness and running performance has been ...the ...
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Role of Santarpan Manth in Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)
... Hence there is a sustained need of developing a nutritious food supplement which could provide better nutrients to eliminate or improve the malnutrition related problems, within the reach of majority even in rural area ...
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Clinical and nutritional correlations in Parkinson’s disease: Preliminary report
... of skin fold thickness is a very impor- tant parameter in the analysis of ...H-YSS, skin fold thick- ness depends on PD duration and the grade of ...Abdominal fold ...
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Subcutaneous fat mass is associated with genetic risk scores related to proinflammatory cytokine signaling and interact with physical activity in middle-aged obese adults
... distribution. Skin-fold measurement is a well-established method to measure subcutaneous fat mass ...and skin-fold measurement for distinguishing between visceral fat and subcutaneous ...
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First-year experience of a new skin bank in Brazil
... the skin area collected by our service was compatible with that seen at other national and international databases, which are in some cases restricted or difficult to ...
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