"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skinfold Thickness" by people in Profiles.
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Rodriguez-Escudero JP, Pack QR, Somers VK, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Sochor O, Allison TG, Lopez-Jimenez F. Diagnostic performance of skinfold method to identify obesity as measured by air displacement plethysmography in cardiac rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2014 Sep-Oct; 34(5):335-42.
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Ertel KA, Koenen KC, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW. Antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms are differentially associated with early childhood weight and adiposity. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2010 Mar; 24(2):179-89.
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Kimm SY, Glynn NW, Obarzanek E, Kriska AM, Daniels SR, Barton BA, Liu K. Relation between the changes in physical activity and body-mass index during adolescence: a multicentre longitudinal study. Lancet. 2005 Jul 23-29; 366(9482):301-7.
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Biro FM, Lucky AW, Simbartl LA, Barton BA, Daniels SR, Striegel-Moore R, Kronsberg SS, Morrison JA. Pubertal maturation in girls and the relationship to anthropometric changes: pathways through puberty. J Pediatr. 2003 Jun; 142(6):643-6.
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Morrison JA, Barton BA, Obarzanek E, Crawford PB, Guo SS, Schreiber GB, Waclawiw M. Racial differences in the sums of skinfolds and percentage of body fat estimated from impedance in black and white girls, 9 to 19 years of age: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. Obes Res. 2001 May; 9(5):297-305.
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Morrison JA, Barton BA, Biro FM, Daniels SR, Sprecher DL. Overweight, fat patterning, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black and white boys. J Pediatr. 1999 Oct; 135(4):451-7.
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Sparling PB, Snow TK, Rosskopf LB, O'Donnell EM, Freedson PS, Byrnes WC. Bone mineral density and body composition of the United States Olympic women's field hockey team. Br J Sports Med. 1998 Dec; 32(4):315-8.
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Morrison JA, Barton BA, Biro FM, Sprecher DL. The conjoint trait of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high triglycerides in adolescent black and white males. Metabolism. 1998 May; 47(5):514-21.
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Kimm SY, Barton BA, Berhane K, Ross JW, Payne GH, Schreiber GB. Self-esteem and adiposity in black and white girls: the NHLBI Growth and Health Study. Ann Epidemiol. 1997 Nov; 7(8):550-60.
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Bandini LG, Vu DM, Must A, Dietz WH. Body fatness and bioelectrical impedance in non-obese pre-menarcheal girls: comparison to anthropometry and evaluation of predictive equations. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1997 Oct; 51(10):673-7.