Skinfold Thickness
Changes in skinfold thickness and waist circumference after 12 and 24 months resulting from the NHF-NRG In Balance-project
... The present study was designed to test the 12-and 24-month effectiveness of the NHF-NRG In Balance- project, with regard to changes in body weight, BMI, sum of skinfolds and waist circumference. The results indicate that ...
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The Relationship between Skinfold Thickness and Body Mass Index in Estimating Body Fat Percentage on Bowen University Students
... In conclusion, concurrent use of several simple anthropometric assessments including skinfold thickness measurements may provide a more complete picture of body fat percentage. The present research showed ...
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Developing a tool for obtaining maternal skinfold thickness measurements and assessing inter observer variability among pregnant women who are overweight and obese
... [9]. Skinfold thickness measurements have been proposed for use in pregnancy, as they are reproducible with specific training and adherence to defined protocols ...
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Timing of menarche in Norwegian girls: associations with body mass index, waist circumference and skinfold thickness
... All weight-related anthropometric variables were strongly associated with the timing of menarche. A rela- tively low value of the BMI, WC, TSF and SSF was asso- ciated with menarche at a later age, and a relatively high ...
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Skinfold thickness, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio as a predictors measurements of common diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and vitamin D deficiency
... A skinfold caliper is used to assess the skinfold ...three skinfold sites was measured. Triceps skinfold (back side middle upper arm), Subscapular skinfold (under the lowest point of ...
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MEASUREMENT OF SKINFOLD THICKNESS IN CHILDHOOD
... ceps skinfold thickness indicating obesity” according to Mayer.’ Measure- ments were made on from 60 to 80 boys or girls in each age group in the Cincinnati study, and approximately two-[r] ...
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Relationship between Body Mass Index and Skinfold Thickness in Exercised and Sedentary Boys and Girls
... height, skinfold thickness in the evaluation of growth, the most commonly used somatic variable peak height velocity is the age of the growth and maturation studies ...
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A field tool for prediction of body fat in Sri Lankan women: skinfold thickness equation
... the strength of our equation is that triceps and weight measures were retained following the inclusion of four skinfold thickness measurements in generating the equa- tion using regression. Further, as ...
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Exploring the relationship between body mass index and skinfold thickness in children and adolescents
... for skinfold measurements, including: abdominal, biceps, calf, chest, iliac crest, midaxillary, subscapular, suprailiac, upper thigh, and ...Select skinfold sites relate very well to overall body fatness, ...
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Obesity in Adolescents: Assessment by DXA Scan and Skinfold Thickness Equations
... smaller skinfold thickness that are more easily measured ...The skinfold technique is a low-cost, noninvasive, easy to use and affordable way to evaluate the body fat of large groups ...
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Changes in single skinfold thickness in 100 km ultramarathoners
... in skinfold thickness dur- ing a 100 km ...in skinfold thick- ness and limb circumference may be indicative of changes in fat mass and skeletal muscle ...prerace skinfold thickness and ...
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<p>A Novel Indicator of Children’s Lipid Accumulation Product Associated with Impaired Fasting Glucose in Chinese Children and Adolescents</p>
... the skinfold thickness at the junction of naval hor- izontal line and the right clavicle midline, and it is used to show the accumulation point of abdominal ...
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Secular Increases in Relative Weight and Adiposity Among Children Over Two Decades: The Bogalusa Heart Study
... mean skinfold thickness also increased among the 15- to 17-year-olds, only a small (and nonsignificant) increase in the mean skinfold thick- ness was seen among the 19- to ...
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Diet Quality, Nutrient Intake, Weight Status, and Feeding Environments of Girls Meeting or Exceeding Recommendations for Total Dietary Fat of the American Academy of Pediatrics
... The purpose of this research was to compare girls’ diets that had ⬎ 30% of energy from fat with those meeting the AAP recommendations to maintain di- etary fat intake at ⱕ 30% of energy. Specifically, girls’ food group ...
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Is Obesity Associated With Early Sexual Maturation? A Comparison of the Association in American Boys Versus Girls
... triceps skinfold, and the sum of skinfolds, re- spectively (details are not ...of skinfold thick- ness, whereas girls in advanced SM stages had greater measures of BMI and skinfold thickness ...
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Associations of out of school physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and socioeconomic status with weight status and adiposity of Cameroon children
... obesity in a sample of Pakistani primary school children [29]. Children in our study exhibiting low physical activity had significantly higher median triceps skinfold thickness compared to those with high ...
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Do Skinfold Measurements Provide Additional Information to Body Mass Index in the Assessment of Body Fatness Among Children and Adolescents?
... Skinfold measurements have been widely used to assess body composition in the past. They are simpler and less expensive than hydrostatic weighing or other laboratory-based techniques for body composition anal- ...
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To What Extent Is the Protective Effect of Breastfeeding on Future Overweight Explained by Decreased Maternal Feeding Restriction?
... triceps skinfold thickness at 3 years of age decreased with increasing duration of any breastfeeding (Table ...triceps skinfold thickness, and prevalence of overweight than children who had ...
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<p>A Novel Indicator Of Lipid Accumulation Product Associated With Metabolic Syndrome In Chinese Children And Adolescents</p>
... The LAP calculation in adults usually involves the sub- traction of a minimum WC value; however, children and adolescents are different from adults, and the WC and mini- mum WC have obviously increasing trends with age. ...
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Scottish country dance: benefits to functional ability in older women
... index, skinfold thickness, waist-to-hip ratio), functional ability (6-min walk distance, 6-m walk time, 8-ft up-and-go time, lower body flexibility, shoulder flexibility), and static balance were ...
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