Triceps Skin Fold Thickness
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
... In the present study, we investigated the effect of the ex- ternal environment and inherent variations of VDR on obesity-related traits in humans. We found no significant link between VDR SNPs and anthropometric measures ...
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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
... Similarly, females in private school also had higher BMI values than their counterparts in public schools. In all, females had higher values when compared with males. In this regard, the findings in the current study are ...
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Study of obesity and hypertension in adolescents and their relationship with anthropometric indices
... Although triceps skin fold thickness is a reliable method of measuring body fatness, waist circumference to height ratio should be used more as it not only detects central obesity and related ...
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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 tissue. Triceps skin fold thickness (TSFT) or sub scapular fold thickness is measured as a surrogate marker of ...
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Body fat indices for identifying risk of hypertension in Indian children
... (WC), Triceps Skin fold Thickness (TSFT), Wrist circumference, Waist to height ratio (WHTR) and Blood Pressure measurements, were taken and differences between observers if statistically ...
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An anthropometric model to estimate neonatal fat mass using air displacement plethysmography
... scapular skin- fold thickness was most strongly correlated with fat mass followed by weight, triceps skin-fold thickness, and thigh skin-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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INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCENT BODY FAT DERIVED FROM SKIN FOLD THICKNESS & SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
... skinfold thickness. Skinfold thickness along with percent body fat is useful indicators of ...Skinfold thickness increases with increasing age and is different in different regions of the ...from ...
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Assessment of body composition in Sri Lankan children: validation of a skin fold thickness equation
... children. Triceps, biceps, supra-iliac and subscapular SFT were measured using Harpendens skin fold ...age, triceps SFT, subscapular SFT and ...
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... cumulative skin fold thickness SKF (involving 4 measurements) reduction was significant in yoga group and in Control group there was decrease but not ...and triceps were reduced in yoga group ...
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Skin-fold thickness and race performance in male mountain ultra-marathoners
... BMI, skin-folds at 8 sites, percent body fat and the sum of 8 skin- folds were determined using the anthropometric ...cm. Skin-fold thicknesses of pectoralis, midaxillary (vertical), ...
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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
... Left triceps and subscapular (SS) SFT were measured using standard protocols (WHO, ...The triceps skin - fold site was located and marked as the middle point on the posterior side of thearm, ...
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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
... race, skin-fold thicknesses at 8 sites were measured by an experienced investigator at the following sites: pectoral, triceps, axillar, subscapular, abdominal, suprailiacal, front thigh and medial ...
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Fat to fit – an Asian obesity management program and the Malaysian case study
... USA). Skin fold thickness measurements were made to the nearest ...the triceps, abdominal and thigh with a Holtain callipers (Holtain Ltd, ...the fold of skin and underlying ...
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A comparison of friction behaviour for ex vivo human, tissue engineered and synthetic skin
... substitute skin was purchased from SynDaver™ (model ...the skin (epidermis and dermis, 1 mm; fat tissue, 5 mm, and muscular tissue, 5 ...human skin, epidermis and dermis (4°C), Green’s media for ...
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A comparison of friction behaviour for ex vivo human, tissue engineered and synthetic skin
... The skin specimens used in the study are summarised in Table 1. Human skin samples were collected from consenting patients undergoing ...sagging skin after pregnancy or major weight ...
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Surgery for scar revision and reduction: from primary closure to flap surgery
... split-thickness skin grafting, full-thickness skin grafting, local flaps (including the square flap method and the propeller flap), and expanded flaps, distant flaps, regional flaps, and free ...
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Associations of out of school physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and socioeconomic status with weight status and adiposity of Cameroon children
... In the current study population, out of school sedentary lifestyle and occupation class were also independent pre- dictors of overweight/obesity after controlling for age, gender, design variables and all variables that ...
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Functional Outcomes after Triceps Splitting versus Triceps Sparing Approach for Extra Articular Distal Humerus Fractures
... the triceps splitting approach with olecranon osteotomy approach and have reported favorable results [5] [6] ...The triceps split approach does not utilize a true internervous intermuscular plane and ...
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... by skin burns, including immunosuppression, vasodilatation, shock, sepsis and multiple-organ ...full-thickness skin, in which epidermis and dermis were destroyed while inducing wound contraction and ...
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