"Skinfold Thickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger and pulling it away from the underlying muscle tissue. The thickness of the double layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue is then read with a caliper. The five most frequently measured sites are the upper arm, below the scapula, above the hip bone, the abdomen, and the thigh. Its application is the determination of relative fatness, of changes in physical conditioning programs, and of the percentage of body fat in desirable body weight. (From McArdle, et al., Exercise Physiology, 2d ed, p496-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D012885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.803 E05.041.124.803 G07.100.100.803
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| Concept/Terms |
Skinfold Thickness- Skinfold Thickness
- Skinfold Thicknesses
- Thickness, Skinfold
- Thicknesses, Skinfold
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skinfold Thickness" by people in Profiles.
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The study of women, infant feeding and type 2 diabetes after GDM pregnancy and growth of their offspring (SWIFT Offspring study): prospective design, methodology and baseline characteristics. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Jul 17; 15:150.
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Mid-arm muscle circumference and quality of life and survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Dec; 5(12):2258-68.
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Effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on body composition in an admixed, multiethnic population in Hawaii. Am J Hum Biol. 2009 May-Jun; 21(3):383-8.
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Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Oct; 14(10):1771-6.
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Asian adolescents have a higher trunk:peripheral fat ratio than Whites. J Nutr. 2006 Mar; 136(3):642-7.
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Ethnicity and nutrition of adolescent girls in Hawaii. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Feb; 106(2):221-6.
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Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study. BMJ. 2005 Jun 11; 330(7504):1360.
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Improved prediction of body fat by measuring skinfold thickness, circumferences, and bone breadths. Obes Res. 2005 Mar; 13(3):626-34.
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Dairy intake is associated with lower body fat and soda intake with greater weight in adolescent girls. J Nutr. 2004 Aug; 134(8):1905-9.
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A randomized controlled trial using glycemic plus fetal ultrasound parameters versus glycemic parameters to determine insulin therapy in gestational diabetes with fasting hyperglycemia. Diabetes Care. 2001 Nov; 24(11):1904-10.